Expert criticizes EU’s handling of Kosovo corruption allegations
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A French law professor criticized on Tuesday the European Union’s handling of corruption allegations involving an EU mission in Kosovo, the bloc’s biggest civilian mission abroad.
Renzi hails Milan design fair as symbol of recovery, not just for ‘hipsters’
MILAN (Reuters) – Prime Minister Matteo Renzi kicked off a showpiece Milan trade fair promoting modern Italian design on Tuesday, hailing it as a symbol of potential economic recovery in a country battered and discouraged by years of recession.
U.S., allies conduct 18 air strikes in Syria, Iraq against Islamic State: military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S.-led forces targeted Islamic State militants in Syria with three air strikes and conducted another 15 strikes against the group in Iraq from Monday to Tuesday morning, the U.S. military said.
Al Shabaab militants attack Somali government building, at least 10 dead
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Al Shabaab Islamist militants attacked a government building housing two ministries in the Somali capital on Tuesday, setting off two big blasts before gunmen stormed inside, killing at least 10 people, police and the rebels said….
400 migrants die in shipwreck off Libya, survivors say
ROME (Reuters) – About 400 migrants died in an attempt to reach Italy from Libya when their boat capsized, survivors said on Tuesday, the latest tragedy in the Mediterranean where the death toll from shipwrecks has surged this year.
Nigeria’s Boko Haram abducted 2,000 women and girls: report
DAKAR/LONDON – Boko Haram Islamic militants have kidnapped at least 2,000 girls and women since the start of last year, turning them into cooks, sex slaves and fighters, and sometimes killing those who refused to comply, Amnesty International said on T…
U.N. confirms new push for Syria talks, Iran to be invited
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations said on Tuesday that its Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura planned to consult Syrian factions and interested countries on a new round of peace talks, confirming a Reuters report.
Southern Syria rebels set collision course with al Qaeda
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Western-backed fighters in southwestern Syria, the one part of the country where they are still strong, have spoken out against al Qaeda, a move could lead to fighting among of President Bashar al-Assad.
South Africa anti-foreigner violence spreads to center of Durban
DURBAN, South Africa (Reuters) – A wave of anti-foreigner violence that has killed four people in and around the South African city of Durban in recent days spread to the town center on Tuesday, local media reported, with police firing rubber bullets t…
Turkey’s Erdogan: ‘I condemn the pope’ over Armenia genocide comment
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he condemned Pope Francis on Tuesday for comments that the 1915 mass killing of Armenians was genocide and warned him not to make such a statement again.
