Austria freezes assets of former U.S. diplomat’s wife
VIENNA (Reuters) – Former top U.S. diplomat Zalmay Khalilzad and his wife are fighting the seizure of her Austrian bank accounts, lawyers for the couple said after a magazine reported U.S. authorities were investigating him for suspected money launderi…
Poland’s PM Tusk, heading for Brussels, submits resignation
WARSAW (Reuters) – Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk submitted his resignation to the country’s president on Tuesday, in preparation for taking up the new job of head of the European Council later this year.
Hundreds die in India, Pakistan after heaviest rain in 50 years
MUZAFFARABAD/SRINAGAR (Reuters) – The death toll from the heaviest rain to fall on Kashmir in 50 years rose to more than 400 on Tuesday, with thousands still trapped on rooftops and residents criticizing Indian and Pakistani authorities for not doing e…
China offers hefty rewards for ‘terrorism’ tips in Xinjiang
BEIJING (Reuters) – China is offering up to 1 million yuan ($160,000) in rewards to “terrorism” informants in its western Xinjiang region, state media said on Tuesday, in the latest policy aimed at getting a handle on unrest there.
Chile government to beef up security following bomb attack
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chile’s government said it would tighten security to avoid an escalation in violence and use the “full weight of the law” against those responsible for a bomb attack that wounded 14 on Monday.
Battle for Benghazi could break up Libya
CAIRO (Reuters) – Pro-government Libyan forces, already reeling from the fall of the capital, are fighting to prevent Islamist militants from seizing the eastern city of Benghazi and splitting the North African country into three warring parts.
Killing and preaching, Nigerian militants carve out ‘caliphate’
GOMBE Nigeria (Reuters) – First comes the killing, then the preaching.
Rights group accuses Israel of forcing African migrants to leave
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Human Rights Watch accused Israel on Tuesday of coercing thousands of Sudanese and Eritrean migrants to leave since last year in a report that documented alleged cases of abuse against some of those who returned home.
Turkey snubs possible energy deals with Israel after Gaza offensive
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey is unlikely to sign any energy deals with Israel for the construction of a gas pipeline to Turkey because of a deepening political rift over Israel’s Gaza offensive, Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said on Tuesday.
U.S., China security leaders trade barbs over jet maneuvers
BEIJING (Reuters) – Top U.S. and China security officials traded accusations this week over what the United States said was China’s intercept of a U.S. Navy patrol plane near the southern island province of Hainan.
