Iran’s Rouhani calls off Austria visit at last minute, citing security
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani postponed a two-day visit to Austria indefinitely for security reasons on Tuesday, the evening he was supposed to arrive in Vienna, his Austrian counterpart’s office said.
U.S. military jet crashes in Afghanistan, pilot safe: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Air Force F-16 plane crashed during takeoff near Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, though the pilot was able to safely eject from the plane, the Pentagon spokesman said on Tuesday.
Iraqi PM asks parliament to clarify stance on corruption-fighting cabinet
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi asked parliament on Tuesday to give him clear guidance on whether he should appoint party politicians or independent technocrats to a new cabinet aimed at fighting corruption.
‘Tell the truth’, Auschwitz survivor urges accused in Nazi trials
BERLIN (Reuters) – A Holocaust survivor said on Tuesday that four suspects accused by German prosecutors of being accessory to murder at Auschwitz must have known of the mass killings taking place at the camp because of the “unbearable stench” of burni…
Somali pirates on trial in Paris for 2011 hijacking of yacht in Gulf of Aden
PARIS (Reuters) – Seven Somali men accused of hijacking a French yacht in an assault in which its owner was killed and his wife abducted in the Arabian Sea four years ago appeared before a French court on Tuesday, all facing life sentences.
Spain’s acting PM Rajoy relents on refusal to deal with parliament
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy agreed on Tuesday to go to parliament and report on his latest meetings with the European Council, backing away from an earlier refusal to submit to parliamentary oversight of his caretaker…
Assad: Army’s victories, Russia’s support to spur up political settlement – RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The successes of Syria’s army and Russia’s military support will not hinder but rather accelerate the political settlement in the country, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview with Russia’s RIA news agency published …
Kosovo man wanted by FBI may face extradition after accord with U.S
PRISTINA (Reuters) – Kosovo signed an extradition agreement with Washington on Tuesday, clearing the way for a man suspected by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of being an Islamist militant to be sent to the United States.
Spanish court says to try alleged Islamists, renews request for US help
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s High Court said on Tuesday it would try six alleged members of an Islamist cell and would also renew its request for help from the United States to retrieve emails and social media posts belonging to the men.
Jailed Niger opposition granted provisional release after election
NIAMEY (Reuters) – Niger opposition leader Hama Amadou, jailed since November on baby trafficking charges, was granted a provisional release by a court on Tuesday a week after losing a presidential run-off election, his lawyer said.
