Turkey’s Erdogan asks PM Davutoglu to form new government
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday gave Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu the mandate to form a new government after a snap election just over three weeks ago saw the ruling AK Party win back its majority in parliament.
New U.N. Libya envoy to restart unity government talks
ALGIERS (Reuters) – The United Nations will restart talks with Libya’s rival factions to address outstanding hurdles to a unity government, giving priority to security issues, the new U.N. envoy for the country said on Tuesday.
Egypt says has found no evidence criminal action behind plane crash
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt said on Tuesday it would take into account Russia’s conclusion that a bomb brought down a passenger plane over the Sinai Peninsula last month but its investigation had so far found no evidence of criminal action.
Romanian government meant to tackle corruption wins parliament’s backing
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romania’s government of technocrats won a confidence vote in parliament by an overwhelming margin on Tuesday for a one-year term to drive through reforms and stamp on corruption.
For Egypt’s Nubians, years of patience wear thin and anger rises
NASR AL-NUBA, Egypt (Reuters) – For half a century, Egypt’s Nubians have patiently lobbied the government in Cairo for a return to their homelands on the banks of the upper Nile, desperate to reclaim territory their ancestors first cultivated 3,000 yea…
Britain to build cyber attack forces to tackle IS, hackers
CHELTENHAM, England (Reuters) – British spies are building elite cyber offensive forces to strike at Islamic State fighters, hackers and hostile powers, finance minister George Osborne said on Tuesday after warning militants wanted to launch deadly dig…
Turkey confirms cancellation of defense system project awarded to China
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey has canceled a $3.4 billion tender awarded provisionally to China to develop a long-range missile defense system, the defense ministry said on Tuesday, a project that had stirred the concern of Ankara’s NATO allies.
Poland accuses EU’s Schulz of ‘German arrogance’ in migrant spat
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s interior minister accused European Parliament president Martin Schulz on Tuesday of “German arrogance” and recalled Nazi atrocities in Warsaw in reaction to Schulz’s criticism of Warsaw’s reluctance to accept migrants under …
U.N. torture watchdog questions China over crackdown on activists, lawyers
GENEVA (Reuters) – U.N. rights experts pressed senior Chinese officials on Tuesday about persistent allegations that torture is rife in their police stations and prisons, especially of political prisoners, and about deaths in custody.
Iran arrests cartoonist as crackdown on free expression goes on
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian authorities have arrested a cartoonist and sent him to prison to complete a suspended jail sentence, his lawyer said on Tuesday, joining a growing list of journalists, artists and activists detained on security charges.
