Libyan plane returns to Tripoli after Egypt closes airspace
CAIRO (Reuters) – A Libyan commercial plane bound for Istanbul was forced to return to Tripoli on Tuesday after Egypt banned overflying its airspace, airport and airline sources said.
France in ‘final stage’ of talks to sell Rafale jets to Qatar
PARIS (Reuters) – France is in the “final stage” of negotiations to sell up to 36 Rafale warplanes to Qatar, a senior French source involved in the discussions said on Tuesday.
Suicide bomber kills two in northeast Nigeria restaurant
DAMATURU, Nigeria (Reuters) – A suicide bomber blew himself up in a restaurant in the northeast Nigerian town of Potiskum on Tuesday, killing two people and wounding 12, a hospital source said.
Islamic State targeted in 14 airstrikes by U.S., allies: task force
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies have staged six airstrikes around the Syrian town of Kobani, where Kurdish forces have been pushing back Islamic State forces, a joint task force statement said on Tuesday.
Deposed Egyptian president Mursi to face military court
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s deposed Islamist president Mohamed Mursi has been referred to a military court for the first time, the state news agency said on Tuesday, part of a sustained crackdown against Muslim Brotherhood leaders.
EU blows hot and cold, waiting for Greece to bend
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union finance ministers wielded enticements and veiled threats on Tuesday to press Greece to stay in an international bailout as financial markets slipped on fears of disruption if Athens’ credit lines expire in 10 days ti…
U.S. army to provide equipment, intelligence to fight Boko Haram
N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – The United States military will provide communications equipment and intelligence to help African nations in the fight against Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram, the commander of U.S. Special Forces operations in Africa said.
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.
