Prosecutor asks for Strauss-Kahn acquittal in French sex trial
LILLE, France (Reuters) – A French prosecutor asked a criminal court on Tuesday to acquit former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn of a pimping charge for his role in what investigating magistrates argued was an organized sex ring using prostitutes.
Explosions, gunfire hit opposition rally in southern Nigeria
LAGOS (Reuters) – Five explosions and a burst of gunfire hit an opposition rally in the town of Okrika in southern Nigeria’s oil producing Rivers state on Tuesday, wounding several people, witness and the governor of the state said.
Magnitude 5.0 tremor shakes Chilean capital, no damage reported
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – A magnitude 5.0 earthquake shook central Chile on Tuesday morning, rattling buildings in the capital Santiago, but there were no reports of any damage.
Afghan, Pakistan Taliban kill 28 in attacks on provincial police HQs
KABUL (Reuters) – Four suicide attackers stormed a provincial police headquarters in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing 22 police in an attack claimed by the Taliban.
Israeli auditor criticizes Netanyahu over use of state funds
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A report by Israel’s state auditor found on Tuesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had improperly used state funds for his family, firing up center-left opponents before a parliamentary election next month.
Germany says new security strategy will respond to Russia
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany will overhaul its security strategy in coming years in response to Russian attempts to use “power politics and military force” to assert its interests, Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday.
Multiple blast hits northeast Nigerian town of Biu
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – At least three explosions struck a military checkpoint in the northeast Nigerian town of Biu on Tuesday, witnesses and a security source said.
Remittances to developing nations to hit $500 billion in 2015: U.N. official
ROME (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – An estimated 230 million migrants will send $500 billion in remittances to developing countries in 2015, a flow of capital expected to do more to reduce poverty than all development aid combined, a senior official of…
Record flow of migrants likely this year: EU border chief
WARSAW (Reuters) – A record number of migrants look set to flow into Europe this year, with human traffickers becoming increasingly aggressive as they take advantage of chaos in Africa and the Middle East, the EU borders chief said.
Russian court upholds suspended sentence for Kremlin critic Navalny: Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian court on Tuesday confirmed a suspended three-and-a-half-year sentence for Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, Interfax reported, during an appeal in a theft case that the opposition blogger has called politically motivated.
