Swiss shrink from radical limits on immigration in November vote
HORRENBACH-BUCHEN Switzerland (Reuters) – When 54-year-old Swiss politician Samuel Graber goes shopping, the sight of German rollmops and Polish sausage snatching shelf-space from more traditional fare like Emmental cheese is for him another sign that …
Libya closes Benghazi’s commercial port due to clashes: port official
BENGHAZI Libya (Reuters) – Libya has closed Benghazi’s commercial port due to clashes between the army and Islamist fighters in the area, a port official said on Tuesday.
Spain court suspends independence vote in Catalonia
(Reuters) – Spain’s Constitutional Court unanimously suspended a “consultation of citizens” on independence in the northeastern region of Catalonia due on Sunday, the court said on Tuesday.
U.S. drone strikes, clashes kill 20 in Yemen: tribal sources
SANAA (Reuters) – U.S. drone strikes killed a least 10 suspected al Qaeda militants on Tuesday in central Yemen, where fighting between members of Ansar al-Sharia and Shi’ite Muslim rebels also killed 10 people, local tribesmen said.
British banker’s HK securities licenses canceled around time of first murder: records
HONG KONG (Reuters) – A British banker charged with killing two women in Hong Kong had his securities licenses sponsored by Bank of America Corp canceled around the time the first victim was killed, records with the city’s regulators show.
From firebrand to PM-in-waiting, Greek leftist smells power
ATHENS (Reuters) – Alexis Tsipras, leader of Greece’s far-left Syriza party, recently traveled to Frankfurt and Rome to meet European leaders. He is softening his confrontational tone with Greece’s international lenders. He has a drafted an agenda for …
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi to visit China, says party official
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar opposition leader and Nobel Prize-winner Aung San Suu Kyi will pay an official visit to China next month, an official from her party said Tuesday.
South Sudan famine temporarily averted, but risks remain: U.N.
(This Oct. 31 story has been refiled to correct number of people in South Sudan who are at risk of starvation in Rowe’s comment in paragraphs 12 and 13)
Thai junta appoints panel to draft new charter
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s military government appointed a committee to draft a new constitution on Tuesday in a move seen aimed at preventing ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his allies from returning to power.
Peshmerga, Syrian rebels battle Islamic State in besieged Kobani
MURSITPINAR Turkey (Reuters) – Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters and moderate Syrian rebels bombarded Islamic State positions in Kobani on Monday, but it was unclear if their arrival would turn the tide in the battle for the besieged Syrian border town….
