Turkish PM says exercised ‘international rights’ in Syrian tomb operation
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Turkey exercised its international rights when it sent troops into neighboring Syria in a mission to evacuate soldiers guarding the tomb of Suleyman Shah, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Tuesday.
Turkey says official Libyan government targeting its companies there
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey accused Libya on Tuesday of targeting its companies there after the internationally recognized government said it would cancel contracts of Turkish businesses operating in the troubled north African state.
UK security committee head to leave parliament over cash-for-access scandal
LONDON (Reuters) – One of British Prime Minister David Cameron’s most senior lawmakers said on Tuesday he would step down as head of parliament’s security committee and leave the House of Commons in May after becoming embroiled in a cash-for-access sca…
Special Report: How Iran’s military chiefs operate in Iraq
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The face stares out from multiple billboards in central Baghdad, a grey-haired general casting a watchful eye across the Iraqi capital. This military commander is not Iraqi, though. He’s Iranian.
Egypt’s Sisi issues decree widening scope of security crackdown
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has signed off on an anti-terrorism law that gives authorities more sweeping powers to ban groups on charges ranging from harming national unity to disrupting public order.
Indonesia says executions won’t be delayed despite mercy pleas
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s president said on Tuesday the planned execution of 11 convicts on death row, most on drugs charges, would not be delayed, warning foreign countries not to intervene in his government’s right to use capital punishment.
Japanese media self-censorship grows in PM Abe’s reign
TOKYO (Reuters) – Worries are growing in Japan about a trend of media self-censorship as journalists and experts say news organizations are toning down criticism of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s government for fear of sparking ire and losing access to so…
Saudi court gives death penalty to man who renounced his Muslim faith
RIYADH (Reuters) – An Islamic court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced a man to death for renouncing his Muslim faith, the English-language daily Saudi Gazette reported on Tuesday.
Kazakh ex-diplomat Aliyev found hanged in Austrian jail
VIENNA (Reuters) – Rakhat Aliyev, the Kazakh president’s former son-in-law turned political arch enemy, has been found dead in an Austrian jail after killing himself, a court spokeswoman said on Tuesday, but his lawyers said they doubted he had taken h…
Ukraine peace deal only way forward: EU’s Mogherini
LONDON (Reuters) – A European-brokered ceasefire deal remains the only way to secure peace in Ukraine, the European Union’s foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said on Tuesday.
