Press freedom at stake in Lebanon tribunal case, says accused
LONDON (Reuters) – The planned trial of a Lebanese journalist and her TV station over a report that allegedly hindered the work of an international tribunal could endanger press freedom in Lebanon and beyond, according to the accused and her lawyer.
Ukraine says wants to be ‘flexible’ with its bondholders
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ukraine’s finance minister on Tuesday said the country wants to be “flexible” in its discussions with sovereign bondholders over renegotiating its debt, and is not ruling out any form of an agreement, including maturity extension…
Altercation, death threats at Indian school before nun was raped
KOLKATA/NEW DELHI, India (Reuters) – In the days before the rape of an elderly nun in an armed assault that has shaken India, death threats and extortion attempts had already shattered the peace at her Convent of Jesus and Mary school, police and schoo…
Nigeria says has pushed Boko Haram out of all but three areas
ABUJA (Reuters) – The Nigerian army said on Tuesday it had repelled Boko Haram from all but three local government districts in the northeast, claiming victory for its offensive against the Islamist insurgents less than two weeks before a presidential …
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.
