Taxis jam Brussels in protest over possible Uber arrival
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Hundreds of taxis jammed central Brussels on Tuesday in a protest against the city’s planned reform of the industry that could lead to the legalization of online ride-sharing services such as Uber.
Egypt court defers parliamentary election: judicial sources
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian court on Tuesday deferred a long-awaited parliamentary election due in March indefinitely after another court declared the election law’s provision on voting districts as unconstitutional, judicial sources said.
Britain laughs off Argentine Falklands banknote as ‘a stunt’
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain derided a new Argentine banknote featuring the disputed Falkland Islands as a stunt on Tuesday and said it had no intention of discussing sovereignty over the archipelago with Buenos Aires.
UK intelligence asked Tanzania to stop ‘Jihadi John’ in 2009: source
Dar es Salaam (Reuters) – Mohammed Emwazi, the Briton identified as Islamic State killer “Jihadi John”, was denied entry to Tanzania in 2009 at the request of British security services, a Tanzanian police source said on Tuesday.
Michelle Obama heads to Asia to promote girls’ education
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – First Lady Michelle Obama will travel to Japan and Cambodia this month as part of a U.S. global effort to support education for girls, the White House said on Tuesday.
Afghanistan must prosecute government officials who violate rights: group
KABUL (Reuters) – The United States and other aid donors should press Afghanistan to prosecute government and security force officials guilty of serious human rights violations, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday.
Citing Russia and IS threat, Kosovo urges faster EU expansion
BERLIN (Reuters) – Kosovo’s Foreign Minister Hashim Thaci urged the European Union and NATO to speed up integration of Balkan states or risk the spreading influence of both Russia and Islamist extremists.
Executions top long U.N. list of human rights concerns in Iran
GENEVA (Reuters) – Iran had a “deeply troubling” number of executions last year and did not keep a promise to protect ethnic and religious minorities, the United Nations said on Tuesday in its annual report on Tehran’s human rights record.
Exclusive: China investigates second top officer for graft – sources
BEIJING (Reuters) – China is investigating a second former top military officer on suspicion of corruption, two independent sources told Reuters, as President Xi Jinping widens his campaign against deep-rooted graft in the country.
Libya forces hit Tripoli airport, to target Misrata: security official
((This corrected version of the story makes clear forces have not attacked Misrata yet, but plan to do so).)
