Helicopter on quake relief mission crashes in Nepal
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – A small helicopter on an earthquake relief mission crashed in high mountains in northeast Nepal on Tuesday, killing at least four people, the army said.
Egypt court postpones Mursi death sentence ruling: state TV
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian court postponed on Tuesday issuing a final ruling over a death sentence recommendation for former Islamist President Mohamed Mursi and other top Muslim Brotherhood leaders in a case related to a 2011 mass jail break.
Burundi protesters on streets after African leaders seek poll delay
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – Police fired on protesters who took to the streets of Burundi’s capital on Tuesday in renewed protests against President Pierre Nkurunziza’s decision to run for a third term in office, witnesses said.
Militants kill nine Afghan aid workers in night time attack
MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Unidentified militants shot and killed nine Afghan employees of a Czech-backed aid group, People in Need, in an attack early on Tuesday in Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province, government officials said.
Former German Chancellor Kohl in intensive care: magazine
BERLIN (Reuters) – Former Chancellor Helmut Kohl, the architect of German reunification, is in intensive care at a clinic in Heidelberg after surgery on his intestine, a magazine reported on Tuesday.
Gunmen attack airport in eastern Congo, seven dead
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Gunmen attacked the airport in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s largest city, Goma, in an overnight raid in which four government soldiers and three suspected assailants were killed, a local official…
Russian firm to supply Iran S-300 missile system once deal agreed
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian state arms producer Almaz-Antey said on Tuesday it would supply Iran with the advanced S-300 missile system once a commercial agreement is reached.
U.S. accuses Syria of backing Islamic State’s Aleppo advance
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The United States has accused the Syrian military of carrying out air strikes to help Islamic State fighters advance around the northern city of Aleppo, messages posted on the U.S. Embassy Syria official Twitter feed said.
Taiwan, Philippines coastguards in brief stand-off despite work on pact
TAIPEI/MANILA (Reuters) – Coastguard ships from Taiwan and the Philippines confronted each other in rich fishing waters south of Taiwan last week, officials from the two sides said, in an incident that comes as they are working on a pact to resolve mar…
Russia says no reset in relations with U.S., has pragmatic dialogue: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said there was no new reset in relations with the United States, but that both sides engaged in a pragmatic and realistic dialogue, RIA news agency reported on Tuesday.
