Gold, diamonds fuelling conflict in Central African Republic: U.N. panel
DAKAR (Reuters) – Gold and diamond sales are being used to finance conflict in Central African Republic and United Nations peacekeepers should monitor mining sites to clamp down on illicit trade, a U.N. panel of experts said.
Burkina military leader pledges to step aside as world watches
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – Burkina Faso’s new military ruler has pledged to hand power to a civilian transitional government, an influential tribal ruler said on Tuesday, a day before three West African leaders were due in Ouagadougou to press the army to…
U.S. Defense chief Hagel postpones visits to Vietnam, Myanmar
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has postponed a visit to Myanmar and Vietnam this month due to scheduling issues, including upcoming congressional hearings, a Pentagon official said on Tuesday.
Thai king treated for swollen intestine in hospital, palace says
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world’s longest-reigning monarch, has been treated for a swollen intestine and remains in hospital after surgery to remove his gall bladder in October, the palace said on Tuesday.
Train drivers’ strike to mar Germany’s Berlin Wall party
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany is set for days of transport chaos after a train drivers’ union called a strike from Wednesday over pay and negotiating rights, threatening to disrupt this weekend’s celebrations of the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Ber…
India moves two warships away from Kolkata port after terror alert
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s navy withdrew two warships from the eastern port of Kolkata on Tuesday after intelligence agencies warned of an attack on the port and the city, police and navy officers said.
UK loathe to pressure China over Hong Kong because of trade: former governor
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is not putting enough pressure on China to stick to its side of an agreement on the transfer of Hong Kong’s sovereignty because it is worried about damaging trade links, former Hong Kong governor Chris Patten said on Tuesday….
Romania’s Ponta eyes former PM Tariceanu as successor
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta said on Tuesday he favored bringing back former premier Calin Tariceanu as his successor, should he become president after an election that heads to a run-off on Nov. 16.
Exclusive: Washington takes hands-off stance on future of Myanmar’s Suu Kyi
WASHINGTON/YANGON (Reuters) – Despite hailing Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi as “an icon of democracy,” U.S. President Barack Obama is quietly acquiescing to the government’s decision to bar her from running for the presidency in next year’s election, U.S. officials say.
Lack of stability in Gaza risks return to war, says U.N.
GAZA (Reuters) – There is still not an effective or united Palestinian government in place in Gaza and unless stability is achieved rapidly, another conflict will engulf the territory, a senior United Nations official said on Tuesday.
