Brazil minister quits, urges Rousseff to ‘restore confidence’
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – A Brazilian minister resigned on Tuesday and urged leftist President Dilma Rousseff to appoint an “independent” new economic team to “restore confidence and credibility” among investors, in an unusual public critique from an ally….
Egypt signals parliament election to be held by March
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has told visiting U.S. businessmen that a parliamentary election will be held by March, his spokesman said on Tuesday, trying to reassure them that the delayed poll would not be put off indefini…
Struggle for Libyan oilfield reflects fractured nation’s conflict
CAIRO (Reuters) – Libya’s biggest oilfield, shut down by gunmen last week, may struggle to rebuild production as the conflict splintering the desert nation draws in ever more groups of fighters, including poor southern tribes staking a claim to land re…
Beijing, Philippines move to calm South China Sea tensions
BEIJING (Reuters) – Philippine President Benigno Aquino said he and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping had a “meeting of minds” on Tuesday during talks which included a territorial row that has soured relations between the South China Sea states.
Drone strike kills at least four suspected militants in northwest Pakistan
BANNU Pakistan (Reuters) – A U.S. drone strike killed at least four suspected militants in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, security officials said, the nineteenth such strike reported this year.
Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court okays president’s third term
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has cleared President Mahinda Rajapaksa to stand for a third six-year term and declare snap presidential polls after he completes four years in office, his party said in parliament on Tuesday.
Further economic sanctions on Russia not planned, Merkel says
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Angela Merkel said on Tuesday there were no plans at present for further economic sanctions on Russia over Ukraine but she was unhappy that a ceasefire agreement was being broken and that pro-Russian rebels had gone ahead w…
Catalonia calls for ‘permanent dialogue’ on independence, economy
MADRID (Reuters) – The head of Catalonia’s regional government Artur Mas proposed on Tuesday that Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy establish a permanent dialogue over Catalan independence and raft of measures to boost its economy.
Ten women die after botched surgery at sterilization ‘camp’ in India
BHUBANESWAR India (Reuters) – Ten women died and 14 were in a serious condition after botched operations at a government mass sterilization “camp” in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, officials said on Tuesday.
South Korea court jails captain of doomed ferry for 36 years
GWANGJU South Korea (Reuters) – The captain of a South Korean ferry that capsized in April killing 304 passengers was jailed for 36 years on Tuesday after a court found him guilty of negligence, but was acquitted of homicide for which prosecutors had s…
