Russian airline says its helicopter likely shot down in South Sudan
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s UTair airline said its Mi-8 helicopter chartered by the United Nations in South Sudan was shot down on Tuesday, according to preliminary information.
Ex-banker replaces rebel minister in French cabinet shake-up
PARIS (Reuters) – President Francois Hollande replaced his maverick leftist economy minister with a former Rothschild partner on Tuesday, in a reshuffle intended to reconcile his efforts to revive the stagnant French economy with deficit-cutting orthod…
Wife of imprisoned aide to Egypt’s Mursi brings case to U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) – The Canadian wife of an ex-aide to Egyptian Islamist president Mohamed Mursi, whose husband has been detained more than 400 days in solitary confinement, says she has brought a case to the United Nations this week, seeking support fo…
Pentagon says Egypt, UAE responsible for Libya strikes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military believes the governments of Egypt and the United Arab Emirates were responsible for a recent series of airstrikes on Islamist factions within Libya, a Pentagon spokesman said on Tuesday.
U.S. alarmed as Vietnam jails dissidents for blocking traffic
HANOI (Reuters) – The United States expressed alarm over Vietnam’s jailing of three activists on Tuesday for obstructing traffic, charges described by rights groups as trumped-up and aimed at crushing freedom of expression. A court in southern Dong Tha…
Iranian minister says Saudi talks ‘constructive’
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s deputy foreign minister said he held “positive and constructive” talks with Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister on Tuesday where Islamist militancy in Iraq – that both see as a threat – was one of the topics discussed.
Nearly 2,000 Europe-bound migrants have drowned this year-UN
GENEVA (Reuters) – Nearly 2,000 people fleeing Africa and the Middle East have drowned in the Mediterranean this year, most of them in the past three months as they tried to reach Europe from Libya, the United Nations refugee agency said on Tuesday.
Libyan raids herald bolder Arab action as U.S. role wavers
DUBAI (Reuters) – Air strikes by Egypt and the United Arab Emirates on Libyan Islamists – as alleged by Washington despite denials from Cairo and the Gulf state – would mark an escalation of a regional struggle over the future of the Arab world.
Japanese court rules against nuclear operator in suicide suit
FUKUSHIMA Japan (Reuters) – The operator of Japanese nuclear reactors that melted down in 2011 is responsible for the suicide of a woman who became depressed after the accident and it must pay $472,000 in compensation, a court ruled on Tuesday.
Nigeria troops cross into north Cameroon after Boko Haram attacks base
YAOUNDE (Reuters) – Around 480 Nigerian soldiers crossed into Cameroon after Boko Haram militants operating along the border between the two nations attacked a military base and police station, authorities in Cameroon said on Tuesday.
