Turkish PM begins work on new cabinet, Kurds see friction
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Tuesday called on reluctant opposition parties to join an interim government ahead of new elections, but two refused and the third, a pro-Kurdish party, said it doubted he was serious.
IAEA received ‘substantive’ data from Iran this month
VIENNA (Reuters) – The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Tuesday it received substantive amounts of information from Iran aimed at quelling concerns its nuclear past had military elements, although it was too early to say whether any of…
Hunger hits 1.5 million in Zimbabwe as maize production halves: WFP
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Around 1.5 million Zimbabweans are predicted to go hungry this year after a dramatic fall in maize production, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday.
Islamic State shows images of ancient Syrian temple destruction
BEIRUT/DAMASCUS (Reuters) – Islamic State militants published photos on Tuesday purporting to show the destruction of a Roman-era temple in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, an act the U.N. cultural agency UNESCO has called a war crime.
Police raid Brussels homes after foiled train attack
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgian police raided two homes in a poor district of Brussels and took away some objects as part of investigations into last week’s foiled attack on an international train bound for Paris, prosecutors said on Tuesday.
Iran denies plans to swap prisoners with United States
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran is not considering a prisoner exchange with the United States, a senior official said on Tuesday, ahead of an expected verdict for an Iranian-American journalist held in Tehran for more than a year.
Red Cross stops work in Yemen’s Aden after raid
ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Tuesday it had temporarily suspended its activities in the southern Yemeni port city of Aden after its office was raided by unidentified gunmen a day earlier.
Burundi swears in new cabinet that some opponents condemn
NAIROBI (Reuters) – The new cabinet of Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza was sworn in on Tuesday with some members of the opposition, drawing criticism from other opponents who said the ministers had no legitimacy after disputed elections.
South Sudan president to sign peace deal but will list concerns: minister
JUBA (Reuters) – South Sudan’s president is expected to sign a peace deal on Wednesday to end a 20-month-old conflict but will list his reservations in an annex to the pact, his foreign minister said on Tuesday.
Referendum transforms gay Ireland despite delay on first weddings
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland’s “Yes” vote in May’s referendum on same-sex marriage and the months of national debate that accompanied it is having a profound effect on the country’s gay community even though a legal challenge has delayed the first weddin…
