Bootleg liquor kills 28 in India; death toll may rise
LUCKNOW, India (Reuters) – A batch of bootleg liquor has killed at least 28 people in India, where tainted illegal alcohol often kills poor villagers unable to afford licensed spirits.
Indonesia president’s pick for police chief named corruption suspect
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s anti-graft agency on Tuesday named President Joko Widodo’s sole nomination for police chief a bribery suspect, a blemish on the new leader who came to office in October promising clean government.
Body of kidnapped Egyptian police officer found in Sinai: army
CAIRO (Reuters) – Security forces have found the body of an Egyptian police officer kidnapped by gunmen this week in the Sinai Peninsula, home to Islamist militants seeking to topple the government, the army spokesman said on Tuesday.
Iran’s Rouhani says countries behind oil price drop will suffer
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday that countries behind the fall in global oil prices would regret their decision and warned that Saudi Arabia and Kuwait would suffer alongside Iran from the price drop.
Italian president Napolitano to step down in hours: PM Renzi
ROME (Reuters) – Italian President Giorgio Napolitano will step down in hours, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said on Tuesday, opening up a delicate political process to name a new head of state.
Greek leftist: German taxpayers have nothing to fear from Syriza government
BERLIN (Reuters) – German taxpayers should not be afraid of a Greek government led by the left-wing Syriza party, its leader Alexis Tsipras wrote in an article published on Tuesday in a German business daily.
Cameroon says 143 Boko Haram fighters killed in clashes
YAOUNDE (Reuters) – At least 143 Boko Haram fighters were killed in an attack on a military camp in Cameroon on Monday, a minister said, adding that it was the heaviest loss sustained by the Nigerian Islamist group in the country.
Saudi Arabia increases jail sentence for human rights lawyer
DUBAI (Reuters) – A Saudi judge has sentenced a prominent human rights lawyer to an additional five years in jail, his wife said, after he refused to show remorse or recognize the court that handed down his original 10-year term for sedition.
Putin will not attend Holocaust commemorations in Poland: Interfax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend Holocaust commemorations in Poland this month, Interfax news agency quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying on Tuesday.
Charlie Hebdo print run could hit three million after attack
PARIS (Reuters) – Up to 3 million copies of Charlie Hebdo could hit newsstands this week, dwarfing its usual print run of 60,000, in response to soaring demand for the first edition of the satirical weekly since last week’s deadly attacks by Islamist m…
