Italy warns ferry fire death toll could rise, two killed in salvage
TIRANA/ROME (Reuters) – Two Albanian seamen were killed on Tuesday during the salvage operation of a car ferry that caught fire off Greece’s Adriatic Coast two days ago on a voyage to Italy.
Bodies, debris from missing AirAsia plane pulled from sea off Indonesia
SURABAYA, Indonesia/JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian rescuers searching for an AirAsia plane carrying 162 people pulled bodies and wreckage from the sea off the coast of Borneo on Tuesday, prompting relatives of those on board watching TV footage to brea…
As U.S.-led combat mission ends, Afghan women fear oppression
KABUL (Reuters) – No one ever claimed responsibility after a suicide bomber rammed into the vehicle of celebrated female parliamentarian Shukria Barakzai. She walked away from the wreckage after the Nov. 16 blast that killed three civilians and wounded…
After 15 years in power, Putin risks running out of luck
MOSCOW (Reuters) – When Vladimir Putin was handed power unexpectedly by an ailing Boris Yeltsin on the last day of the last century, his first move was to go on television to guarantee Russia the freedoms needed for a “civilized society”.
Cuban dissidents say Yoani Sanchez’s husband, others detained in Havana
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuban police detained at least four political opponents on Tuesday, including the husband of prominent blogger Yoani Sanchez, hours before a performance artist planned to stage an unauthorized open microphone event, dissidents said.
El Salvador homicides jump 56 percent as gang truce unravels
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – Homicides in El Salvador jumped by 56 percent this year as a truce between its most powerful street gangs crumbled, authorities said on Tuesday.
Ukraine denies radioactive leak on Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian authorities denied on Tuesday a report in pro-Kremlin media that a radioactive leak had taken place at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant, Europe’s largest.
U.S. calls for release of Americans in Iran, denies swap deal
WASHINGTON/DUBAI (Reuters) – The United States called on Tuesday for the release of U.S. citizens held in Iran, but denied a report that Washington had proposed a prisoner exchange for a former U.S. Marine.
Head of religious party in Israel resigns before election
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The leader of Israel’s largest ultra-Orthodox Jewish party resigned from parliament on Tuesday, throwing the faction into crisis and adding another twist in the run-up to an election on March 17.
Kremlin critic Navalny given suspended sentence, brother jailed
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian court gave Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny a suspended sentence on Tuesday for embezzling money but jailed his brother for three and a half years in a case seen as part of a campaign to stifle dissent.
