Putin tells government to respond to Western sanctions
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his government to prepare retaliatory measures against the latest round of Western sanctions, Russian news agencies reported on Tuesday.
Italy expels imam accused of violent antisemitic comments
ROME (Reuters) – Italy expelled a Moroccan imam accused of making violent antisemitic comments during a sermon at a mosque near Venice, the interior ministry said on Tuesday.
U.S. military team in Ukraine to help airliner crash probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A small U.S. military team has arrived in Kiev to help investigate the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17, the United States said on Tuesday, with more direct training support for Ukraine also possible.
Jets escort Qatar Airways plane into Manchester airport after bomb threat
MANCHESTER England (Reuters) – Britain scrambled two fighter jets on Tuesday to escort a Qatar Airways plane into Manchester airport after the pilot reported a possible explosive device on board. A passenger was later arrested on suspicion of making a …
Iraq’s Yazidis face Islamic State or perilous mountains
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – When the Islamic State made another dramatic push through northern Iraq, many Iraqis fled their towns and villages before the Sunni militants notorious for beheadings arrived.
China says investigating two Canadians in espionage case
DANDONG China (Reuters) – China is investigating a Canadian couple who ran a coffee shop on the Chinese border with North Korea for suspected theft of military and intelligence information and for threatening national security, China’s Foreign Ministry…
U.N. aviation task force on conflict zones to meet August 14-15
(Reuters) – The safety task force formed by the U.N. civil aviation body after the downing of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine will meet for the first time Aug. 14-15 in Montreal, the organization said on Tuesday.
Iran seeks alternative to Maliki to hold Iraq together: sources
ANKARA/BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Regional power broker Iran believes Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is no longer able to hold his country together and is looking for an alternative leader to combat a Sunni Islamist insurgency, senior Iranian officials s…
Egypt plans to dig new Suez Canal costing $4 billion
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt said on Tuesday it plans to build a new Suez Canal alongside the existing 145-year-old historic waterway in a multi-billion dollar project to expand trade along the fastest shipping route between Europe and Asia.
Turkey’s Erdogan outlines vision for hands-on presidency as election looms
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan made one of his strongest calls yet for the country to “make a jump” towards a presidential system, saying Sunday’s election will nurture people’s enthusiasm for the kind of executive presidenc…
