Israel’s Netanyahu tells cabinet to back budget or risk government collapse
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who holds just a one-seat majority in parliament, warned ministers on Tuesday that his government would collapse if they did not put a stop to their demands and rally behind his 2015-16 b…
Kosovo police arrest three suspected of cyber crimes
PRISTINA (Reuters) – Kosovo has arrested three people suspected of committing cyber crimes, following a joint investigation with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, police said on Tuesday.
India’s Modi backtracks on pro-business land bill
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has agreed to drop politically unpopular clauses from a pro-business land bill, a move that will fuel worries among investors that the slow pace of economic reforms is hurting long-term growth p…
Japan A-bomb survivors speak out against nuclear power, decry Abe’s view of war
FUKUSHIMA CITY, Japan (Reuters) – When Atsushi Hoshino set out to revive a group representing atomic bomb survivors in the rural northeast Japanese prefecture of Fukushima 30 years ago, one topic was taboo – criticizing the nuclear power industry upon …
Southeast Asian nations back halt to land reclamation in South China Sea
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Southeast Asian countries on Tuesday backed a U.S. call to halt land reclamation in the South China Sea, underlining unease in the region over Beijing’s continued expansion on disputed islands.
China detains seven Christians opposed to cross demolition
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese police have detained seven members of a Christian church for suspected crimes including embezzlement, state media and one of their lawyers said on Tuesday, after they resisted a government campaign to take down their church’…
South Africa’s Tutu discharged from hospital after recurring infection
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Prominent anti-apartheid cleric and veteran South African leader, Archbishop Desmond Tutu was released from hospital on Tuesday after being re-admitted for a recurring infection related to treatment for his prostate cancer, his da…
Top German prosecutor accuses Berlin of interfering in treason investigation
KARLSRUHE (Reuters) – Germany’s top public prosecutor accused the government on Tuesday of interfering in a widely criticized treason investigation into a news website, in a rare clash between the state and judiciary.
Pakistan hangs man lawyers say was a child when charged with murder
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan on Tuesday hanged a man whose case triggered an international outcry because his lawyers said he was arrested as a juvenile and tortured into confessing to murder.
French police release Gabon official held in corruption probe
PARIS (Reuters) – French police have released the chief of staff to Gabon’s President Ali Bongo who was detained for questioning in a corruption probe after the foreign ministry said he had diplomatic immunity, a judicial source said on Tuesday.
