Britain could face second election before Christmas, warns deputy PM
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain faces a disruptive second election before Christmas if either of the two main parties try to govern alone as minority governments after Thursday’s ballot, Nick Clegg, the deputy prime minister and Liberal Democrat leader, war…
Bad weather disrupts links with avalanche-hit Nepal village
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Bad weather has cut links with a remote village in Nepal where dozens of villagers and trekkers are believed to be buried under an avalanche set off by last month’s devastating earthquake, officials said on Tuesday.
Hezbollah clashes with Nusra Front on Lebanon-Syria border
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Hezbollah fighters and gunmen from al Qaeda’s Syria wing Nusra Front clashed on Tuesday in eastern Lebanon near the border with Syria, Hezbollah’s television channel and a military source in the Lebanese group said.
France’s Le Pen disowns daughter after party suspension
PARIS (Reuters) – National Front founder Jean-Marie Le Pen disowned his daughter and party leader Marine on Tuesday after she suspended him from the far-right French movement, saying he hoped she would lose the 2017 presidential election.
Syrian barrel bomb attacks are ‘crimes against humanity’: Amnesty
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Syrian government forces are targeting civilians in barrel bomb attacks in Aleppo that have forced hospitals and schools to move underground, Amnesty International said on Tuesday, describing the bombings as “crime…
EU says seeking closer security cooperation with China
BEIJING (Reuters) – Europe aims to improve security and defense cooperation with China, especially in the Middle East and in the fight against human trafficking, the European Union’s foreign policy chief said on Tuesday following high-level talks in Be…
Saudi king says setting up center to coordinate Yemen humanitarian work
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi King Salman announced on Tuesday the establishment of a center to coordinate humanitarian assistance for Yemen, and invited the United Nations to join in relief work for the Arab country.
U.S. Secretary of State makes surprise visit to Somali capital
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – John Kerry made an unannounced visit to Somalia on Tuesday, the first U.S. Secretary of State to visit the Horn of Africa nation that is struggling to rebuild after two decades of war and battling an Islamist insurgency by al Shab…
U.N. envoy says invited Syria opposition fighters to Geneva talks
GENEVA (Reuters) – U.N. Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura has invited the leaders of opposition armed factions to consultations that he launched in Geneva on Tuesday, he told a news conference.
India to sign port deal with Iran, ignoring U.S. warning against haste
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India will push ahead this week with plans to build a port in southeast Iran, two sources said, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi keen to develop trade ties with Central Asia and prepared to fend off U.S. pressure not to rush into…
