Tuareg separatists beat back Mali army offensive on northern town
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Tuareg separatists have pushed back an attempt by Mali’s army to seize control of their stronghold town of Kidal, a diplomat and a spokesman for the Tuareg National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) said on Wednesday.
Twitter friendship blossoms for Asian nationalists Modi and Abe
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe follows only three people on Twitter: his outspoken wife, a scandal-tainted politician and India’s prime minister-in-waiting Narendra Modi.
Russia vows to retaliate against U.S. human rights sanctions
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia vowed on Wednesday to retaliate against what it called “unfounded” U.S. sanctions imposed a day earlier on 12 Russians for human rights abuses, including allegedly withholding medical care to a whistleblowing lawyer who died i…
German party accused of neo-Nazi traits set for EU parliament
BERLIN (Reuters) – Almost 70 years after Nazi Germany crumbled, a radical right-wing party that critics say shows an affinity for Hitler’s National Socialist movement looks set to enter the European Parliament for the first time due to a change in elec…
Despite flak, polls show UK’s anti-EU party on track to top Europe vote
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s anti-EU UKIP party will likely top European elections on Thursday or come a close second, according to opinion polls that suggest a barrage of criticism accusing it of racial slurs and bigotry has failed to put off voters.
Dissident blogger launches Cuba’s first independent online newspaper
HAVANA (Reuters) – Dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez launched Cuba’s first independent online newspaper on Wednesday with reports questioning the quality of Cuba’s healthcare system but access to its maiden edition was soon redirected to another site moc…
Anti-Semitic tweets point to hate speech problem in Spain
MADRID (Reuters) – The Spanish government is considering cracking down on hate speech on social networks after thousands of anti-Semitic comments on Twitter following an Israel-Spain basketball game on Sunday.
British fugitive arrested in Dubai after 2-1/2 year hunt
DUBAI (Reuters) – One of Britain’s most wanted fugitives has been arrested in Dubai on suspicion of fraud and money laundering, police in the Gulf Arab emirate said on Wednesday.
Nigerian Islamists kill 26 in two attacks: police
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, May 21 – Suspected Nigerian Islamist militants killed 26 people in two attacks on remote northeastern villages this week, demonstrating their ability to target civilians hours after a bomb killed 118 people in the central city of Jo…
IAEA says Iran agrees to address issues in nuclear bomb probe
VIENNA (Reuters) – Tehran has agreed to address by August 25 some issues related to a long-stalled IAEA investigation into suspected Iranian atomic bomb research, the U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency said on Wednesday.
