Brussels Airport disrupted by air traffic control dispute
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Three weeks after being struck by Islamic State suicide bombers, Brussels Airport was forced to close again briefly on Tuesday due to industrial action by Belgian air traffic controllers.
U.S. reviewing Sinai peacekeeper mission, may automate jobs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military said on Tuesday it has formally notified Egypt and Israel that it is reviewing whether to automate aspects of multinational peacekeeping operations in the insurgency-wracked Sinai, potentially allowing a reducti…
Turkey gives Merkel a headache with case against comedian
BERLIN (Reuters) – Turkey’s Tayyip Erdogan has filed a legal complaint against a German comedian who recited a sexually crude satirical poem about him on television, embarrassing Angela Merkel who has only just enlisted the president’s help in tackling…
Pakistan army chief accuses India of undermining China investment corridor
GWADAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan’s army chief on Tuesday accused longtime regional rival India of seeking to undermine his country’s $46 billion project to build an economic corridor to transport goods from China’s western regions through the Paki…
FARC rebels involved in drug trade despite peace talks: police
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s Marxist FARC rebels are still involved in drug trafficking and are stoking resistance to eradication of illicit crops, the head of the anti-narcotics police said on Tuesday, despite the group’s ongoing peace talks with the…
Rock Star Bono seeks U.S. Senate backing for Mideast ‘Marshall Plan’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U2 lead singer Bono joined diplomats and aid experts on Tuesday to appeal for U.S. Senate support for a “Marshall Plan” to provide aid to the Middle East much like the massive relief the United States provided for Europe after Wo…
Italy passes Renzi’s flagship reform, opening way for referendum
ROME (Reuters) – The Italian parliament passed Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s flagship constitutional reform on Tuesday, opening the way for a referendum later this year on an overhaul aimed at giving Italy more stable governments.
Kenya defends deportations to China; Taiwan fumes
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya on Tuesday defended its deportation of two groups of Taiwanese to China after they were acquitted in a cyber crime case, a move that has drawn an angry reaction from Taipei.
Ukraine political squabbles delay formation of new government
KIEV (Reuters) – Squabbling over top jobs in Ukraine’s government delayed a parliament vote on a cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday that is likely to see the departure of Finance Minister Natalia Yaresko and tighten President Petro Poroshenko’s grip on key p…
Macedonian president halts wiretap inquiry, opposition brands move a ‘coup’
SKOPJE (Reuters) – Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov ordered a halt on Tuesday to all criminal inquiries into allegations of a vast government wiretap operation, prompting the opposition to demand his resignation for a move it said amounted to a “coup…
