Desperate for food, Mindanao villagers want to return home
SHARIFF SAYDONA, Philippines (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Dina Yusef points to some rice and a few cans of sardines – all she has left to feed her four children and husband nearly a month after they fled their Philippines village when soldiers cleared the area in their search for armed Muslim rebels.
Taiwan president pays last respects to Singapore’s Lee, China shrugs off
TAIPEI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou flew to Singapore on Tuesday to pay his respects after the death of the city-state’s first prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew, a diplomatically sensitive visit given China’s stance that Taiwan is …
Romanian prosecutors find gold, Renoir painting in minister’s safe
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romanian prosecutors have widened a probe into former finance minister Darius Valcov, accusing him of making unlawful business gains after discovering cash, gold bars and a French impressionist painting in his safe.
Tunisia closes airspace to western Libya for security reasons
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia has again closed its airspace for flights from western Libya, an official said on Tuesday, just days after allowing Libyan planes from Tripoli back for the first time in around six months.
Iraq request for U.S.-led Tikrit air strikes ‘imminent’: diplomat
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s request to the U.S.-led coalition for air strikes in the campaign to retake Tikrit from Islamic State insurgents is “imminent”, a senior diplomat from a Western nation that is part of the coalition told Reuters on Tuesday.
Turkish military launch operation targeting Kurdish rebel hideouts
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Turkish security forces have launched an operation targeting shelters and stores believed to belong to Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants in southeast Turkey, the military said in a statement on Tuesday.
Yemen rivals to hold talks in Doha-Qatar source
DOHA (Reuters) – Rival Yemeni factions have agreed in principle to hold reconciliation talks in the Qatari capital Doha, but no date has yet been set, a Qatari foreign ministry source said on Monday.
Italy’s top court to rule on Knox conviction in Kercher murder
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s highest court will decide on Wednesday whether to uphold former U.S. exchange student Amanda Knox’s conviction for the 2007 murder of Briton Meredith Kercher, potentially sparking an extradition battle with the United States.
Sweden intercepts Russian planes over Baltic amid regional tensions
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Swedish fighters intercepted four Russian planes flying in international air space over the Baltic sea with their transponders turned off, the country’s military said on Tuesday.
China province says graft probes leaves 300 jobs empty
BEIJING (Reuters) – A sweeping graft probe in the northern Chinese province of Shanxi has left the government with almost 300 jobs to fill, including several senior positions, state media said on Tuesday, giving details of the practical impact of the i…
