Six months after girls abducted, Nigerians protest near president’s house
ABUJA (Reuters) – Protesters demanding the release of more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped six months ago by Islamist militants, demonstrated infront of the president’s home on Tuesday, urging the government to do more to free them.
Building supplies let in to Gaza as U.N. chief decries devastation
GAZA (Reuters) – Israel opened the border to the first truckloads of building materials for post-war reconstruction in Gaza on Tuesday and U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called the destruction in the Palestinian enclave “beyond description”.
U.S. keeps custody of Marine suspect in Philippines murder case
MANILA (Reuters) – The United States will keep custody of a Marine suspected in the murder of a transgender Filipino he met in a bar, the head of the Philippine military said on Tuesday, and U.S. officials said a number of U.S. warships would remain in…
Ukraine acts against corruption, protests mar election run-up
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine approved sweeping laws on Tuesday to stamp out corruption and curb Soviet-era state surveillance of political life ahead of a parliamentary election its pro-Western leaders hope will push the country towards the European mainst…
Hong Kong police use sledgehammers, chainsaws to clear protest barriers, open road
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hundreds of Hong Kong police used sledgehammers and chainsaws on Tuesday to tear down barricades erected by pro-democracy protesters near government offices and the financial center, reopening a major road for the first time in tw…
Iraqi member of parliament killed in car bomb blast in western Baghdad
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A Shi’ite Muslim member of Iraq’s parliament was killed in a car bomb attack at a checkpoint entrance to the Shi’ite neighborhood of Kadhimiya in Baghdad on Tuesday, according to a parliamentary media official and police.
Prison would ‘break’ Pistorius: defense witness
PRETORIA (Reuters) – South African athlete Oscar Pistorius would be “broken as a person” if he were jailed for killing his girlfriend because of his disability and psychological problems, a defense witness at his sentencing hearing said on Tuesday.
India loses WTO dispute over bird flu curbs on U.S. poultry
GENEVA (Reuters) – India broke World Trade Organization rules by blocking U.S. poultry imports because of unsubstantiated bird flu fears, a WTO dispute panel ruled on Tuesday.
Tunisia says it thwarted jihadist attack before elections
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian security forces have arrested a group of Islamist militants, including two women, that planned to carry out attacks in the capital, Tunis, less than two weeks before parliamentary elections, authorities said on Tuesday.
Yemen on the brink as rebels oust the old guard
SANAA/DUBAI (Reuters) – The Houthi rebels who stunned the Arab world with the sudden seizure of Yemen’s capital will have to strive to cement their power in the face of well-armed rivals, a test of strength that could tip the unstable country deeper in…
