Tunisia’s first parliament after revolution opens session
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s first full elected parliament held its opening session on Tuesday with a challenge to implement the democracy its people sought when they marched in the 2011 revolt against autocrat Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali.
U.N.’s Kane calls for greater Syrian disclosure on chemical weapons
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Syria must disclose documents about its chemical weapons program and grant full access to inspectors if it wants to convince world powers it has destroyed its entire toxic stockpile, U.N.. disarmament chief Angela Kane said on Tue…
U.S. says to discuss possible new Russia sanctions with Europe
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will talk to European allies this week about imposing further sanctions on Russia if pro-Moscow separatists in Ukraine do not halt violence, a senior State Department official said on Tuesday.
Central Asian migrants feel the pain of Russia’s economic downturn
DUSHANBE/BISHKEK (Reuters) – Vali Salimov quit his job at a Moscow supermarket last month after his salary was halved, and returned home to Tajikistan another migrant victim of Russia’s economic downturn whose family livelihood now looks precarious.
Taiwan president gives up party post as KMT in crisis after polls
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s president on Tuesday said he was stepping down as chairman of the ruling party in a widely expected move that comes after the Kuomintang was trounced in local elections on the weekend.
Iran says documents on alleged atom bomb research are full of mistakes
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran said it has provided evidence to the United Nations atomic agency showing that documents on suspected nuclear bomb research by the country were forged and riddled with errors.
U.S. lobbies Qatar over couple in child death case
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – U.S. officials have been in contact with Qatar’s government to ask them to allow a Los Angeles couple to return home after an appeals court threw out convictions linked to the death of their African-born adopted daughter, a Stat…
Immigrant detention centers under scrutiny in Japan after fourth death
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese authorities are investigating the death of a Sri Lankan man at an immigration detention center in Tokyo, the fourth such case in just over a year, amid criticism the facilities are overcrowded and understaffed.
Three turn themselves in as probe involving Thai princess’s kin widens
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Two Thai army officers and a civilian have answered a police summons, police said, in a widening corruption investigation that has also led to the arrest of high-ranking policemen and relatives of Princess Srirasmi, the wife of the …
Iraqi government reaches deal with Kurds on oil, budget
ARBIL/BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s government reached a formal agreement on Tuesday with Kurdish regional authorities to end a protracted dispute over oil exports and budget payments to the semi-autonomous Kurdish region.
