Belgian synagogue fire leads to arson investigation
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgian prosecutors are investigating a fire at a synagogue in Brussels on Tuesday, which they say was set intentionally but does not seem to have been a “terrorist attack”, a spokesman said.
More austerity, reforms ahead for Finland, PM Stubb says
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finland’s weak economy mean its government may have to cut spending further over the next few years to stop national debt levels exceeding EU limits, Prime Minister Alexander Stubb told Reuters.
Vietnam urged to tackle ‘alarming’ rate of police abuse
HANOI (Reuters) – Abuses by Vietnam’s powerful police force are occurring at an alarming rate, a rights group said on Tuesday, and it urged the government to rein in offenders and create agencies to investigate complaints of beatings, torture and killi…
Russia needs government investment to avoid recession, says former finance minister
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia risks slipping into recession because the government is not investing enough in the economy to weather Western sanctions, former finance minister Alexei Kudrin said on Tuesday, criticizing the strategy so far.
U.N. says Palestinians, Israelis reach deal on Gaza reconstruction
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations, Israel and the Palestinian Authority have reached a deal to allow reconstruction work to begin in the war-torn Gaza Strip with U.N. monitoring of the use of materials, U.N. Middle East envoy Robert Serry s…
India should be more proactive on Tibet: Dalai Lama aide on eve of China Xi visit
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India should be more proactive when it comes to the issue of Tibetan autonomy, an aide to the Dalai Lama said, after the spiritual leader was asked to reschedule an event to avoid it clashing with Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s visit…
Brazil’s Neves: An insider in an election about change
BELO HORIZONTE/SAO PAULO Brazil (Reuters) – The handsome, accomplished grandson of one of Brazil’s most beloved politicians, Aecio Neves has been preparing his whole life to be president, friends say.
Hunger is falling, but climate and conflict threaten progress: report
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Land redistribution in Brazil, community gardens in Indonesia, and rising incomes across much of the developing world have helped end hunger for 100 million people in the last decade, new research shows.
Pilot strike forces Air France to cancel over half of flights
PARIS (Reuters) – A pilots strike at Air France entered its second day on Tuesday, with the two sides appearing no closer to resolving a dispute over cost cuts that has forced the airline to cancel 60 percent of flights.
Police boss at center of British child sex scandal quits
LONDON (Reuters) – A official who for weeks defied a barrage of calls to quit over his role in a 16-year sex abuse scandal involving some 1,400 children finally bowed to pressure and resigned on Tuesday.
