EU-Cuba talks delayed by dispute over cultural event
BRUSSELS/HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba has delayed negotiations towards an accord with the European Union aimed at opening up the Communist-ruled island, citing a dispute over an EU cultural event in Washington, people close to the matter said on Tuesday.
Dutch to begin assembling MH17 wreckage for investigation
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Crash investigators will try to reconstruct the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 that was shot down over eastern Ukraine in July from wreckage that was brought by truck to a Dutch air force hangar on Tuesday.
Markets tumble as Greek PM takes big gamble on presidential vote
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek stocks suffered their steepest daily fall in more than a quarter century on Tuesday and its bond yields jumped after Prime Minister Antonis Samaras brought forward a presidential election in a gamble over his, and the country’s…
U.S. citizen indicted in Israel on weapons charges
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A U.S. citizen has been indicted in Israel on weapons charges and told investigators he had been weighing the possibility of attacking Muslim holy sites, the Israeli domestic security service Shin Bet said on Tuesday.
U.S. says reduced defense role for atom bombs, Britain against ban now
VIENNA (Reuters) – The United States said on Tuesday it is relying less on nuclear weapons as part of its defense planning, but Britain argued against banning such arms now.
Hong Kong braces for clearance of final Occupy protest zones
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong police announced plans to clear away the last of the “Occupy” protest encampments that have blocked key roads in the financial hub for over two months, setting up what could be a final showdown with pro-democracy activis…
Erdogan’s Ottoman language drive faces backlash in Turkey
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan stirred fierce criticism on Tuesday with plans to make lessons in Ottoman Turkish mandatory in high schools, prompting one opposition politician to declare that an army could not force his daughter to learn…
Bahrain activist sentenced to additional jail terms
MANAMA (Reuters) – A Bahraini court sentenced pro-democracy activist Zainab al-Khawaja to 16 months in jail on Tuesday for insulting a government employee and damaging public property, her lawyer said.
How Yemen’s Houthis control Sanaa and alarm the West
SANAA (Reuters) – It was Waddah al-Hitari’s beard that killed him. Militiamen on the streets of Yemen’s capital shot him dead one Friday because he looked like a terrorist, colleagues of the young doctor said.
Bosnian leadership takes shape, pledging reform
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – A political bloc in Bosnia edged towards a new national government on Tuesday committed to a raft of reforms backed by the European Union in an effort to unblock the country’s stalled bid to join the bloc.
