Northern Irish MP asks for apology over Biden St. Patrick’s Day joke
BELFAST (Reuters) – A British member of parliament on Tuesday called on U.S. Vice President Joe Biden to apologize for casting a “slur” on Protestants by joking to an Irish delegation that no-one wearing orange was welcome in his house on St. Patrick’s…
Two Dutch airmen dead in Mali helicopter crash: officials
AMSTERDAM/DAKAR (Reuters) – Two Dutch airmen died after an Apache attack helicopter serving with the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali crashed in the north of the country on Tuesday afternoon, Dutch officials and the U.N. said.
Sudan: don’t tie Darfur peacekeepers exit to tribal violence end
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A withdrawal of peacekeepers from Sudan’s Darfur region should not be conditional on an end to tribal violence, Sudan said on Tuesday as Khartoum began work with the United Nations and the African Union on an exit strategy fo…
Tunisia to reopen airspace for Libyan flights to Tripoli
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia will reopen part of its airspace to flights from western Libya for the first time in around six months, following the re-establishment of its consulate in Tripoli, a senior official said on Tuesday.
British MPs urge U.S. to free last UK resident held in Guantanamo
LONDON (Reuters) – British lawmakers called on the U.S. government on Tuesday to release the last British resident being held at Guantanamo Bay, describing his treatment as “inhuman”.
Syria monitor says army kills six in gas attack, military denies it
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A group monitoring the Syrian civil war said on Tuesday government forces carried out a poison gas attack that killed six people in the northwest, and medics posted videos of children suffering what they said was suffocation.
Serbians told: don’t throw your hand grenades into the garbage
BELGRADE (Reuters) – The Serbian government asked people on Tuesday not to dispose of hand grenades and other munitions in the garbage, hoping to minimize accidents as it imposes tighter controls over privately held weapons.
Egyptian policeman charged over protest shooting captured on film
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian police officer was charged on Tuesday over the shooting of a young mother at a protest in central Cairo, weeks after a photograph of her bleeding to death went viral and caused an international outcry.
Greece rejects ‘blackmail’, seeks meeting with top EU leaders
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has requested a meeting with top European leaders including German Chancellor Angela Merkel at this week’s EU summit, a Greek official said on Tuesday, as Athens insisted it would not be ‘blackmail…
Mali rebels say agreed further talks with mediators
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Northern Mali’s Tuareg-led rebels said on Tuesday they have agreed to another round of talks with the government after the rebel coalition said it was not ready to sign a preliminary U.N.-brokered deal.
