Turkey rebuffs EU criticism on waning foreign policy alignment
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey hit back on Tuesday at European Union accusations that it has drifted apart from the bloc on foreign policy, saying Ankara had been kept out of decision-making despite making major contributions to EU defense.
Shaky grip on northern road as Iraq pushes advance against IS
TIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters) – From somewhere, a sniper opened fire on the seven battle-scarred Humvees of Iraqi Defence Minister Khaled al-Obeidi’s convoy as they rode on a crater-pocked highway. The convoy’s gunners replied with volleys of fire. The driver…
Greek PM names former EU commissioner as presidential nominee
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s government named a respected former EU commissioner, Stavros Dimas, on Tuesday as its candidate for president in a crucial vote in parliament this month that could trigger an early general election.
Suicide attacks kill five in eastern Yemen army base: sources
ADEN (Reuters) – At least five Yemeni government soldiers were killed on Tuesday when two al Qaeda suicide bombers tried to drive cars laden with explosives into a military compound in the country’s east, the defense ministry said.
WFP restarts food aid for Syrian refugees after campaign
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The U.N. World Food Program is restarting food aid for 1.7 million Syrian refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq and Egypt after it received enough donations to fund the halted program.
Russia’s Lavrov says Moscow concerned by German leaders
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is concerned by the behavior of German leaders and Europe may suffer if Berlin stops playing a constructive role in relations between Moscow and the West, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday.
Philippine rescuers struggle to reach villages after typhoon ‘folded homes like paper’
DOLORES, Philippines (Reuters) – Philippine emergency workers were struggling on Tuesday to reach coastal villages on an island hardest hit by a typhoon where thousands of homes have been wrecked by powerful winds and a storm surge rising three to four…
Islamic State in Syria beheads man for blasphemy
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The militant Islamic State group beheaded a man in northern Syria after accusing him of blasphemy, a militant website and a rights group said on Tuesday.
South African prosecutor appeals Pistorius verdict
PRETORIA (Reuters) – South African prosecutors appealed on Tuesday against the culpable homicide verdict and five-year prison term imposed on athlete Oscar Pistorius for the killing of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, saying it was “shockingly inappropr…
Korean Air says executive involved in cabin incident resigns
SEOUL (Reuters) – A Korean Air Lines Co executive has resigned, the airline said on Tuesday, after causing a plane being pushed back from a gate to return in order to expel a flight attendant.
