North Korea raises prospect of detaining South Koreans at complex
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea has said it can detain South Korean workers at an joint industrial park in the event of a dispute with their companies, South Korea said on Tuesday, in the latest ruling that could hurt confidence in the factory complex.
Regional airlines suspend Baghdad flights after airplane shooting
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Airlines from at least three countries suspended flights to Baghdad on Tuesday after bullets hit an airplane operated by budget carrier Dubai Aviation Corp, known as flydubai, as it was landing at Baghdad airport.
Eleventh person dies in hospital after Spain plane crash
ALBACETE, Spain (Reuters) – A French serviceman who was severely injured when a plane crashed at a Spanish military air base on Monday died in hospital in Madrid on Tuesday, bringing the death toll from the accident to 11 people, a ministry of defense …
Car bomb at hotel in Libyan capital kills three guards: security official
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – A car bomb exploded outside a luxury hotel in the Libyan capital Tripoli on Tuesday, killing three guards, a security official said.
U.N. agency says runs out of money to repair Gaza war-damaged homes
GAZA (Reuters) – The main U.N. aid agency in the Gaza Strip said on Tuesday a lack of international funding had forced it to suspend payments to tens of thousands of Palestinians for repairs to homes damaged in last summer’s war.
EU leaders likely to decide on new Russia sanctions
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders asked their foreign ministers on Tuesday to consider possible new sanctions on Russia in response to a rebel offensive in eastern Ukraine, but a final decision to impose them is likely to be left to a summit …
Car bomb explodes outside hotel in Libya’s Tripoli: witnesses
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – A car bomb exploded in front of a Tripoli luxury hotel on Tuesday, witnesses said.
Exclusive: AirAsia probe vets possible computer glitch, crew response
SINGAPORE/PARIS (Reuters) – Investigators probing the crash of an AirAsia jetliner are examining maintenance records of a key part of its automated control systems, and how the pilots may have handled the plane if it failed, two people familiar with th…
Indonesia military pulls out of recovery effort for crashed AirAsia jet
PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia/JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s military on Tuesday withdrew from search and recovery efforts a month after an AirAsia passenger jet crashed into the sea killing all 162 people on board, navy officials said.
Philippines suspends special forces police chief over deadly clash
MANILA (Reuters) – The chief of the Philippines’ special forces police unit has been suspended over his handling of an operation at the weekend to arrest two wanted Islamic militants that left over 40 commandos dead, the interior minister said on Tuesd…
