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…
Qatar emir issues summit invite amid strains over Islamists
DOHA (Reuters) – Qatar’s emir on Tuesday publicly invited fellow Gulf rulers to a Doha summit, apparently seeking to forestall what diplomats say is an attempt by some peers to move it elsewhere in protest at what they see as an Islamist tilt in his fo…
Nigeria’s Jonathan seeks second term, vows to beat Boko Haram
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan announced on Tuesday he would seek a second term in a February election and vowed to defeat a five-year-old northern Islamist insurgency that has blighted his leadership of Africa’s biggest econom…
Review fails to dampen fears of UK child sex abuse cover-up
LONDON (Reuters) – The head of a review into the disappearance of a dossier handed to the government 30 years ago which accused figures at the heart of the British establishment of raping children, said on Tuesday there was no evidence of a high-level …
Spanish local government offices raided in new corruption investigation
MADRID (Reuters) – Law enforcement officers searched local government offices in 13 Spanish provinces on Tuesday as part of a crackdown on corruption by politicians and officials.
Palestinian rift reopens as Abbas blames Hamas for bombings
RAMALLAH (Reuters) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday accused his Islamist Hamas rivals of carrying out a series of bombings against officials loyal to him in Gaza last week, in a move sure to harm already floundering unity efforts.
Two killed at Sanaa airport as Houthis, Yemen security men clash-medics
SANAA (Reuters) – At least two people have been killed in a clash between Shi’ite Muslim Houthi fighters and security guards at Sanaa airport, medics and local officials said on Tuesday, three days after formation of a new government.
U.N. Syria envoy says Damascus gave positive signals on local truce push
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The United Nations peace envoy to Syria said on Tuesday that Syrian officials had given him positive signals over a U.N. proposal for a local truce in the northern city of Aleppo, a main battleground in Syria’s three-year-old war.
Shouting match, whistles halt debate on sacking Somali PM
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – A debate on whether to sack Somalia’s Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed descended into chaos on Tuesday as his supporters blew whistles and shouted out slogans, forcing the parliamentary speaker to halt the session.
Lacking breakthrough, sides weigh next moves in Iran nuclear drama
MUSCAT/BEIJING (Reuters) – Senior officials from Western powers and Iran started a one-day round of talks in Muscat on Tuesday, with a deadline for reaching a nuclear deal less than two weeks away and no imminent breakthrough in sight.
