Former Yara executives sentenced to prison in corruption case
OSLO (Reuters) – A Norwegian court sentenced four former top executives at Yara, the world’s biggest nitrate fertilizer maker, to prison on Tuesday for paying bribes in Libya and India, in one of Norway’s biggest corruption scandals.
EU extends suspension of sanctions on Iran until July 10
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union extended the suspension of sanctions on Iran until July 10 to allow ongoing talks on a long-term nuclear agreement with it to succeed, it said on Tuesday.
South China Sea dispute between China, Philippines heads to court
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Philippines argued at a closed hearing on Tuesday that an international court should intervene in its dispute with China over the right to exploit natural resources and fish in the South China Sea.
Spain arrests woman for recruiting girls for Islamic State
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish police on Tuesday arrested a woman in the Canary Islands on suspicion of recruiting adolescent girls to join Islamic State in Syria, the interior ministry said.
New Chinese security law opens door to tighter restrictions: U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) – China’s new national security law is too vague and could lead to tighter restrictions on civil liberties, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Tuesday.
Exclusive: Buhari advised to overhaul Nigerian oil sector, increase debt
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Advisors to Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari have recommended a root and branch overhaul of Africa’s biggest oil industry and increased borrowing to help pay off $20 billion of government arrears, a reform proposal document …
Air strikes, ground combat in Yemen killed nearly 200
SANAA (Reuters) – Saudi-led coalition air strikes and clashes killed at least 176 fighters and civilians in Yemen on Monday, residents and media run by the Houthi movement said, the highest daily toll since the Arab air offensive began more than three …
Saudi brothers arrested over links to Kuwait mosque bombing
DUBAI (Reuters) – Three Saudi brothers have been arrested in connection with the suicide bombing of a Shi’ite mosque in Kuwait last month, the Saudi and Kuwaiti authorities said on Tuesday.
Syrian Kurds retake northern villages from Islamic State: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian Kurdish fighters have recaptured more than 10 villages seized by Islamic State north of its de facto capital of Raqqa city, aided by U.S.-led coalition air strikes, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Tuesday.
Brazil’s Rousseff tells paper she is uncowed by opposition calls to quit
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff told newspaper Folha de S. Paulo in an interview published Tuesday that she plans to finish her term and continue with efforts to narrow the budget deficit in spite of growing calls among opponen…
