South Africa’s Ramaphosa says miners’ living conditions ‘inhumane’
PRETORIA (Reuters) – South African Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Tuesday that living conditions for many miners were “inhumane” and that he wished that he had done more as an executive at the platinum producer Lonmin to improve them.
Croatia rejects demand for referendum to restrict Cyrillic signs
ZAGREB (Reuters) – Croat war veterans on Tuesday lost their bid to hold a referendum that would have tightened restrictions on the use of Cyrillic language signs in areas of Croatia populated by the Serb minority.
Islamic State carves jihadist hub in heart of Middle East
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Ridiculed at first, the new power which has seized a third of Iraq and triggered the first American air strikes since the U.S. troop withdrawal in 2011 – has carved itself a powerful and possibly lasting presence in the Middle East.
Liberia to give two doctors trial drug, Ebola toll at 1,013
MONROVIA/DAKAR (Reuters) – Liberia said on Tuesday it would treat two infected doctors with the scarce experimental Ebola drug ZMapp, the first Africans to receive the treatment, while authorities in Spain said a 75-year-old priest had died of the dise…
UK ban on prisoners voting breaches their human rights: European rights court
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Britain’s ban on prisoners voting breaches their human rights, a top European court ruled on Tuesday, its latest ruling in an ongoing tussle that has riled British politicians hostile to EU human rights laws.
White House: U.S. to provide $180 million for food in South Sudan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will provide approximately $180 million on Tuesday to help feed the people of South Sudan, the White House said, citing a risk of famine there.
China TV series on Deng stirs questions on political openness
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s state television is airing a serial on late leader Deng Xiaoping, a rare portrayal of a top politician that state media have trumpeted as a sign the Communist Party is easing its grip on officials’ sensitive legacies.
Uganda’s Museveni wants to water down anti-gay law : lawmaker
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni wants to re-issue a divisive anti-gay law that was rejected by a court, but without tough penalties for consenting adults, a ruling party lawmaker said on Tuesday.
Libya parliament agrees direct presidential election
BENGHAZI, Libya, (Reuters) – Libya’s new parliament agreed on Tuesday that the next president would be elected by a popular vote as lawmakers sought to overcome a confrontation between two armed factions.
U.S. to consider more support for Iraq once new government formed: Kerry
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The United States will consider additional military, economic and political assistance to Iraq once a new inclusive government is formed, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday.
