Putin says United States will never ‘subdue’ Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The United States wants to subdue Moscow, but will never succeed, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday.
Kenyan woman assaulted after march against miniskirt attacks
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenyan police have arrested dozens of men suspected of stripping naked a woman in public on the grounds she was indecently dressed, just after a protest against similar attacks, local media reported on Tuesday.
Romania’s next president says may try to topple government
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romania’s incoming president Klaus Iohannis said on Tuesday his party might try to topple Prime Minister Victor Ponta’s government next year, an early sign of the instability that might follow his surprise victory.
Iraqi security forces enter Baiji refinery: state TV
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Security forces entered Iraq’s largest refinery for the first time on Tuesday after months of battling Islamic State militants who had surrounded it, a police colonel said.
Zambia to hold presidential by-election Jan. 20
LUSAKA (Reuters) – Zambia’s interim leader announced a presidential by-election on Jan. 20 and called for calm and tolerance amid concerns about a tense contest to succeed President Michael Sata, who died in office last month.
Families in shock as Islamic State lures sons into ‘barbaric madness’
CARDIFF (Reuters) – “Do you know how much it hurts to raise someone and watch them grow and suddenly they’re just gone?” says Ahmed Muthana, 57, a retired electronics engineer in Wales whose two sons Nasser, 20, and Aseel, 17, have gone to fight for Islamic State.
Germany and Italy to keep up to 1,350 soldiers in Afghanistan
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany and Italy plan to keep a total of up to 1,350 soldiers in Afghanistan in 2015 to help train local armed forces, their defense ministries said on Tuesday, a slightly larger contingent than had been previously expected.
Bank data scheme to combat people trafficking to be extended to Europe
LONDON (Reuters) – A data sharing scheme which has involved U.S. financial institutions helping New York prosecutors uncover human trafficking cases is to be extended to Europe, one of its organizers said on Tuesday.
Chinese villagers clash with police over leprosy, STD facility
BEIJING (Reuters) – Villagers in a southern Chinese island town clashed with police and smashed vehicles after the local government began construction on a center to house patients with leprosy and sexually transmitted diseases.
Cambodia’s government uses courts to silence critics: U.N. rapporteur
GENEVA (Reuters) – Cambodia’s government is using the country’s judiciary to silence opposition parties and other critics of its policies, a United Nations investigator said on Tuesday.
