Yemen PM appointment rejected by rebels holding capital
SANAA (Reuters) – Yemen’s president appointed a new prime minister on Tuesday as part of a deal with Shi’ite Muslim fighters who control the capital to start leaving the city, but they rejected the nomination and vowed to resist the move.
Myanmar says it will release more than 3,000 prisoners
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar on Tuesday pledged to release thousands of prisoners a month before a Southeast Asian summit, which U.S. President Barack Obama and other leaders from outside the region are expected to attend.
Poland warns Russia it could face tougher EU sanctions over Ukraine
WARSAW (Reuters) – The European Union will impose tougher sanctions on Russia unless Moscow’s policy in Ukraine changes, Polish Foreign Minister Grzegorz Schetyna said on Tuesday.
Russian hacking attack takes aim at leadership in Moscow
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A hacker targeted a Russian regional parliament’s website on Tuesday with a statement berating authorities in Moscow and declaring the southern Volga region’s Astrakhan province was leaving the Russian Federation.
Brazil’s Rousseff, Neves race for support in election runoff
SAO PAULO/BRASILIA (Reuters) – A tight runoff campaign for Brazil’s presidency kicked off on Monday with leftist incumbent Dilma Rousseff and pro-business rival Aecio Neves racing to win over supporters of the third-placed candidate after she was knock…
Rousseff’s election strategy digs deeper hole for Brazil economy
SAO PAULO/BRASILIA (Reuters) – President Dilma Rousseff’s strategy of slamming bankers and playing up class divisions may give her the edge in this month’s election but it further strains relations with business leaders just as Brazil’s stagnant econom…
Hong Kong protests at crossroads, talks to start on Friday
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong agreed with the city’s government late on Tuesday to start formal talks later this week to address concerns that have brought tens of thousands of people onto the city’s streets.
Cambodian land grabs are ‘crime against humanity’, lawyers tell ICC
ROME (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Violent, systematic seizures of small farmers’ land in Cambodia by members of the political elite constitute a crime against humanity, rights lawyers said on Tuesday in a claim before the International Criminal Court…
Rouhani urges Iran universities to open up, dismisses spy fears
DUBAI (Reuters) – President Hassan Rouhani called on Tuesday for Iran’s universities to admit more foreign students and lecturers, dismissing conservatives’ fears that more interaction with the outside world would encourage espionage.
Strong quake strikes in China’s Yunnan, few casualties so far
BEIJING (Reuters) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 struck in China’s southwestern province of Yunnan on Tuesday, though initial reports from state media said there were only limited casualties in the sparsely populated, mountainous region.
