Rajapaksa criticizes U.N. findings on Sri Lanka war crimes
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s former president Mahinda Rajapaksa criticized on Tuesday the findings of a UN probe into war crimes and called on the government to reject the report, which called for suspects to be prosecuted by a hybrid court with int…
Iraqi Kurds reassert right to export oil to U.S. despite court ruling
ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Kurdistan reasserted its right to export oil independently to the United States and other countries on Tuesday despite a court ruling in favor of the Iraqi federal government, which has sought to block crude sales from the auton…
France’s Le Pen to go on trial for anti-Muslim remarks
PARIS (Reuters) – French far-right party leader Marine Le Pen will go on trial for comparing Muslim street prayers to wartime Nazi occupation, party officials and the prosecutor’s office said on Tuesday.
Ex-fighter’s calls for Algeria Islamist party stir ghosts of past
ALGIERS (Reuters) – A former Islamist guerrilla fighter’s plans to enter politics have fanned fears of instability in Algeria, more than two decades after the army halted an expected election victory by his allies and plunged the country into war.
Cameroon army kills 11 Boko Haram militants: spokesperson
YAOUNDE (Reuters) – Cameroon’s army killed 11 Boko Haram militants in clashes in the northern town of Amchide early on Tuesday, the Ministry of Defense said.
Yemeni president returns to Aden after six-month exile
ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) – Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi landed in Yemen’s Aden on Tuesday, airport sources said, returning to the southern port city for the first time since he escaped to Saudi Arabia as Houthi fighters closed in six months ago…
U.S. commander in Afghanistan denies child sex abuse was tolerated
KABUL (Reuters) – The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan on Tuesday denied there was ever a policy for forces to ignore Afghan officials’ sexual abuse of minors, days after a newspaper reported troops were told to look the other way to preserve relation…
Abbas cites risk of new Palestinian uprising if Aqsa violence continues
PARIS (Reuters) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas warned on Tuesday that there was a risk of a new Palestinian intifada, or uprising, erupting if violence at the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem did not ease and peace talks with Israel did not resume.
South Africa’s Zuma starts probe on police chief over ‘Marikana massacre’
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African President Jacob Zuma has launched an investigation into the police chief’s role in the 2012 killing of 34 miners by officers during a strike over pay, his office said on Tuesday.
Czech court says three men can be extradited to U.S. on terrorism charges
PRAGUE (Reuters) – A Czech court approved the extradition of three foreigners to the United States, where they are accused of trying to sell arms and drugs with the aim of harming U.S. interests, the court spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
