Ahead of UK election, Labour leads Conservatives by 2 points: poll
(Reuters) – Ahead of Britain’s May 7 election, the opposition Labour Party has a two percentage point lead over Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservative Party, according to a YouGov poll for The Sun newspaper published Tuesday.
Obama warns Iran its fighters in Iraq must answer to Baghdad
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama warned Iran on Tuesday that its fighters must respect Iraq’s sovereignty and answer to the government in Baghdad in the battle against Islamic State militants.
Former Central African presidents sign peace deal in Kenya
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Former Central African Republic Presidents Francois Bozize and Michel Djotodia signed a peace agreement in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Tuesday, despite their country’s transitional government and foreign partners dismissing the pr…
Ten injured, one dead, in second day of protests in Guinea’s capital
CONAKRY (Reuters) – Gunfire erupted in several neighborhoods in Guinea’s capital, Conakry, on Tuesday as hundreds of opposition supporters clashed with security forces for a second day of protests over the timing of elections, witnesses said.
Algeria discovers weapons cache near Libya border
ALGIERS (Reuters) – The Algerian army has discovered a weapons cache near its border with Libya, the Algerian defense ministry said on Tuesday.
Expert criticizes EU’s handling of Kosovo corruption allegations
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A French law professor criticized on Tuesday the European Union’s handling of corruption allegations involving an EU mission in Kosovo, the bloc’s biggest civilian mission abroad.
Renzi hails Milan design fair as symbol of recovery, not just for ‘hipsters’
MILAN (Reuters) – Prime Minister Matteo Renzi kicked off a showpiece Milan trade fair promoting modern Italian design on Tuesday, hailing it as a symbol of potential economic recovery in a country battered and discouraged by years of recession.
U.S., allies conduct 18 air strikes in Syria, Iraq against Islamic State: military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S.-led forces targeted Islamic State militants in Syria with three air strikes and conducted another 15 strikes against the group in Iraq from Monday to Tuesday morning, the U.S. military said.
Al Shabaab militants attack Somali government building, at least 10 dead
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Al Shabaab Islamist militants attacked a government building housing two ministries in the Somali capital on Tuesday, setting off two big blasts before gunmen stormed inside, killing at least 10 people, police and the rebels said….
400 migrants die in shipwreck off Libya, survivors say
ROME (Reuters) – About 400 migrants died in an attempt to reach Italy from Libya when their boat capsized, survivors said on Tuesday, the latest tragedy in the Mediterranean where the death toll from shipwrecks has surged this year.
