PM Tsipras declares war at home on Greece’s ‘oligarchs’
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s new anti-corruption minister is not a politician, but he is in tune with the new crusading mood.
Indonesia’s Widodo tested as anti-graft chief named suspect in tit-for-tat feud
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian police named the head of the anti-graft agency a suspect in a corruption case on Tuesday, the latest twist in a tit-for-tat feud between the rival organizations that has presented the new president with his biggest challe…
Nigeria’s Obasanjo quits ruling party in blow to Jonathan
LAGOS (Reuters) – Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has quit the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) that he helped found, in a blow to President Goodluck Jonathan six weeks before an election.
Egypt’s Sisi urges UN mandate for Libya coalition
PARIS (Reuters) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi called for a United Nations resolution mandating an international coalition to intervene in Libya after Egypt’s airforce bombed Islamic State targets there.
Russian prosecutors demand 10 years in jail for Kremlin critic at appeal
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian prosecutors called on Tuesday for Kremlin critic and protest leader Alexei Navalny be jailed for 10 years as they appealed against a suspended sentence he received last year in a theft case, arguing it was ‘too soft’.
Fear and silence in Libya as divisions deepen
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – On the surface life looks normal in the Libyan capital. Cafes are bustling with customers sipping cappuccino, while well-stocked shops sell anything from Italian underwear to French cheese.
Taliban suicide attack on Pakistani police headquarters in Lahore kills six
LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) – A Taliban suicide bomber on Tuesday killed six people and himself in a brazen attack on police headquarters in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore, in what militants called a revenge bid for the recent hangings of colleagues….
Kurdish militants demand progress from Turkey or say peace talks may end
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Kurdish militants demanded concrete steps from Turkish authorities to advance a peace process on Tuesday, warning that otherwise its future was at risk.
Syrian army in swift advance near Aleppo, blocks road – monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian army backed by allied militia has captured several villages north of Aleppo from insurgents and fighting has blocked a main supply route leading into the northern city, a monitoring group said on Tuesday.
India’s Modi vows to protect all religious minorities
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed on Tuesday to protect all religious groups, an apparent response to a series of attacks on Christian institutions in New Delhi fuelling concerns that minorities are being targeted by Hindu…
