Sudan won’t give visas to US, British, French envoys: diplomats
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Khartoum has so far declined to issue visas for senior U.S., British and French diplomats hoping to conduct a fact-finding mission in Sudan’s conflict-torn Darfur region, U.N. diplomatic sources told Reuters on Tuesday.
Colombia frees Chinese ship caught carrying weapons illegally
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia has authorized a Chinese ship to set sail after it was caught carrying 100 tonnes of explosives to Cuba illegally, the prosecutor’s office said on Tuesday, though it continues to hold the vessel’s captain pending a criminal …
U.S. senators call for humanitarian safe zones in Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican and Democratic U.S. senators called on President Barack Obama on Tuesday to create and enforce humanitarian safe zones in Syria, amid international concerns about the dire conditions faced by millions of people displac…
Saudi-led coalition announces end to Yemen operation
DUBAI (Reuters) – The Saudi-led coalition bombing Yemen for almost a month announced on Tuesday the end to its military operation, but a Saudi spokesman said forces would continue to target the Iran-allied Houthi movement as necessary.
Honeymoon over for Indonesian leader as U-turns erode authority
DENPASAR, Indonesia (Reuters) – When Indonesian President Joko Widodo wanted to push this year’s budget through the opposition-dominated parliament, he left it to his advisers to hash out a deal with lawmakers.
Poland to buy U.S. Patriot missiles, French helicopters
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland said on Tuesday it would buy Raytheon Co’s Patriot missiles from the United States and provisionally selected French Airbus Group helicopters as it speeds up the modernization of its military amid tensions with Russia.
UK Conservatives take one point lead over Labour in YouGov poll: Sun newspaper
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservatives have taken a one point lead over the opposition Labour Party in a YouGov poll ahead of a May 7 election, The Sun newspaper reported on Tuesday.
New law to allow Japan to supply U.S. military in South China Sea, say officials
TOKYO (Reuters) – Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s plans to expand Japan’s non-combat role in armed conflicts beyond “areas around Japan” could see Tokyo becoming dragged into action in the South China Sea in support of U.S. forces, government and ruling pa…
Two Egyptian policemen killed by unidentified gunmen in Cairo: state media
CAIRO (Reuters) – Two Egyptian policemen were killed after being shot by unidentified gunmen in Cairo on Tuesday evening, state media reported.
Former Egyptian president Mursi jailed for 20 years
CAIRO (Reuters) – Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Mursi was sentenced to 20 years in prison without parole on Tuesday on charges arising from the killing of protesters, nearly three years after he became Egypt’s first freely elected president.
