Kurdish special forces rescue Swedish girl from Islamic State
ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – A teenage Swedish girl being held by Islamic State militants in Iraq was rescued in a raid by Kurdish special forces last week, the autonomous region’s security council said in a statement on Tuesday.
North Korea warns against U.S., South Korea military exercises
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea warned on Tuesday of harsh retaliation against South Korea and its ally the United States, which are preparing for annual joint military exercises next month amid heightened tensions following the North’s nuclear test and …
Polish president backs communist spy allegations against Lech Walesa
WARSAW (Reuters) – President Andrzej Duda, an ally of Poland’s new euroskeptic government, accused Lech Walesa on Tuesday of collaborating with the communist-era secret services, further stoking a revived debate about the former pro-democracy leader’s …
Italy’s Renzi to strip adoption rights from gay unions bill
ROME (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on Tuesday called on his Democratic Party (PD) to water down a hotly contested bill on gay civil unions by stripping out all provisions on adoption rights.
Cuban tourism boom seen slowing, but finding a room still hard
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba’s tourism boom continues at a record pace but is expected to cool off during 2016 with the government forecasting nearly 6 percent growth this year after a 17 percent increase in 2015.
Barred from streets, Iran’s reformists push for votes online
DUBAI (Reuters) – The buzzing crowds and human chains of Iran’s disputed election in 2009 may be nowhere to be seen ahead of Friday’s poll but the activists who fired up the protests then are keeping the flame alive online.
Palestinian corruption chief claws back $70 million, more to recoup
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – The head of the Palestinian anti-corruption body says he has clawed back $70 million in five years but his investigators have failed to uncover evidence to justify allegations that hundreds of millions of dollars in gove…
Hundreds of Kosovars camp in central Pristina to demand new elections
PRISTINA (Reuters) – Hundreds of Kosovars put up tents in Pristina’s main square on Tuesday demanding snap elections and the suspension of a parliamentary vote that will bring in a president who helped broker a deal giving more powers to the ethnic Ser…
Iran getting less than $50 billion in cash after nuclear deal: Kerry
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday that the amount of cash Iran will receive due to the implementation of the nuclear agreement is below the $50 billion level.
Rousseff campaign chief Santana surrenders to Brazilian police
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – João Santana, the architect of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff’s 2010 and 2014 campaigns, landed in Brazil from the Dominican Republic on Tuesday and was taken in a police jet to the city of Curitiba, the epicenter of a massive corruption probe, his spokesman said.
