Afghan candidate casts fresh doubt over deal to share power
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani cast fresh doubt over a deal to share power with his rival Abdullah Abdullah on Tuesday, saying the accord was ambiguous and needed clarifying.
Spain picks up almost 1,000 African migrants in two days
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish emergency services picked up 755 immigrants traveling in dozens of small boats and makeshift rafts across the Strait of Gibraltar on Tuesday and 227 from the same stretch of water the day before, the Maritime Safety Agency sa…
Fearing Iraq’s downfall, power brokers chose safe bet Abadi
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Pressure on Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to step aside had become unbearable. Sunnis, Kurds, fellow Shi’ites, regional power broker Iran and the United States all wanted him out.
Concerns over South Sudan arms reports as famine looms: U.N.
JUBA/MALAKAL (Reuters) – There are reports that South Sudan’s warring factions are arming themselves for another bout of fighting, a delegation from the U.N. Security Council said on Tuesday, threatening both sides with sanctions amid growing fears of …
Pakistan government offers last-minute deal but fails to avert protest
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s civilian government failed on Tuesday to persuade opposition leader Imran Khan to ditch plans to march on the capital in protest against alleged ballot rigging in last year’s general election.
Obama congratulates Turkey’s Erdogan on presidential win
EDGARTOWN Mass. (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama congratulated Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday for his victory as the country’s next president, the White House said.
Ukraine says may block Russian aid convoy
KIEV/MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian convoy of trucks carrying tonnes of humanitarian aid left on Tuesday for eastern Ukraine, where government forces are closing in on pro-Russian rebels, but Kiev said it would not allow the vehicles to cross onto its te…
Nigeria races to halt Ebola spread in overcrowded Lagos
LAGOS (Reuters) – When Liberian-American Patrick Sawyer collapsed at Lagos airport, he brought Ebola into a potentially ideal place for the deadly virus to spread – a vast, dirty, overcrowded city where tracing carriers and their contacts is a major pr…
Russia, Belarus hold talks over re-export of banned Western food
MINSK/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Moscow dispatched top veterinary officials to Belarus on Tuesday after the neighboring country, which has a free trade zone with Russia, said it would not become a back-door conduit for banned Western food products.
Sri Lanka violates refugee law by deporting Pakistanis: UNHCR
GENEVA/COLOMBO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Sri Lanka is violating international law by deporting Pakistani asylum seekers by force and without allowing the United Nations to assess their asylum claims, the U.N. refugee agency said on Tuesday.
