South Korea moves Libya embassy staff to Tunisia after attack
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea has temporarily relocated its Tripoli embassy staff to Tunisia, following an attack by gunmen this week that killed two local security guards, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday.
Egypt upholds Islamist ex-presidential candidate’s jail term: sources
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s highest civilian court on Tuesday upheld a seven-year jail term for an Islamist politician and ex-presidential candidate convicted of falsifying official documents, his lawyer and judicial sources said.
Russia opens way to missile deliveries to Iran, starts oil-for-goods swap
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia paved the way on Monday for missile system deliveries to Iran and started an oil-for-goods swap, signaling that Moscow may have a head-start in the race to benefit from an eventual lifting of sanctions on Tehran.
Japan court halts restart of two reactors in blow to nuclear sector
FUKUI, Japan (Reuters) – A Japanese court on Tuesday issued an injunction to prevent the restart of two reactors citing safety concerns, in a blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s push to return to atomic energy four years after the Fukushima crisis.
Iran to appoint first female ambassador since Islamic Revolution in 1979 -reports
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran will appoint its first female ambassador abroad since the Islamic Revolution in 1979, the semi-official Fars and Mehr news agencies said late on Monday, citing unspecified reports.
Violence escalates in east Ukraine ahead of talks
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s military accused pro-Russian rebels on Monday of using heavy weapons that were meant to have been withdrawn under a ceasefire deal, after one Ukrainian serviceman was killed and six wounded in rebel-held territories.
Russian navy ships in English Channel, heading for drills – Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Ships belonging to the Russian Northern Fleet entered the English Channel on Tuesday and will hold anti-aircraft and anti-submarine defense drills in the northern Atlantic, Interfax news agency quoted Russia’s Defense Ministry as say…
Man arrested by UK anti-terrorism police after deportation from Turkey
LONDON (Reuters) – A 21-year-old man, one of nine members of the same family detained earlier this month in Turkey on suspicion of trying to illegally enter Syria, was arrested by British police on his return to his homeland on Tuesday.
U.S.-Japan defense guidelines to specify islands’ defense: newspaper
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan and the United States will likely include an explicit reference to defence of far-flung Japanese islands in an update of security cooperation guidelines amid concerns about China’s increasing military assertivness, a Japanese ne…
China to strengthen surveillance, security in anti-terror push
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will establish a national population database linked to ID information and credit records, state media reported late on Monday, as part of a larger push to beef up surveillance and security in response to violent unrest.
