Wary of Russia, Norway urges NATO vigilance in Arctic
OSLO (Reuters) – NATO needs to become more watchful about defending its members’ security, including in the Arctic, because of the ‘completely new’ situation created by Russia’s behavior towards Ukraine, Norway’s defense minister said in an interview.
Rights group says video shows Israel killed two Palestinians unlawfully
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A human rights group released video on Tuesday which it said showed that two teenage Palestinians shot dead by Israeli security forces during a protest last week had posed no danger and were killed unlawfully.
Soldiers quell voter unrest after delays, ‘no ink’ in chaotic Malawi poll
BLANTYRE (Reuters) – Soldiers deployed in Malawi’s commercial capital Blantyre on Tuesday after voters, angered by delays and mishaps at polling stations in a hotly contested presidential election, torched voting materials and blocked roads.
Thai army chief urges rivals to talk after declaring martial law
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s army declared martial law nationwide on Tuesday to restore order after six months of street protests that have left the country without a proper functioning government, but insisted the surprise intervention was not a mil…
A third of South Sudanese face starvation as conflict rages: U.N
OSLO (Reuters) – More than a third of South Sudan’s population, four million people, will be on the edge of starvation by the end of the year as fighting rages on in the world’s newest country, U.N. officials said on Tuesday.
After decades on top, Spain’s two-party dominance may begin to totter
MADRID (Reuters) – Four decades of two-party dominance in Spain may begin to unravel on Sunday, as voters turn to anti-corruption and anti-austerity candidates after a seven-year economic slump.
Iran says Kuwait’s emir to visit, turn ‘new page’ in ties
DUBAI (Reuters) – Kuwait’s ruling emir will visit Iran at the end of the month to help turn a “new page” in bilateral ties, Iran’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday, in the latest sign that Tehran seeks to improve relations with its Arab neighbors.
France delays Sahel counter-insurgency plan after Mali violence
PARIS (Reuters) – France has delayed plans to redeploy 3,000 soldiers to fight militants across Africa’s Sahel region, saying it first needs to help deal with a fresh outbreak of violence in northern Mali.
Russia would veto referral of Syria to criminal court: Interfax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia will veto a draft U.N. resolution to refer the civil war in Syria to the International Criminal Court if it comes to a vote in the Security Council, Interfax news agency quoted a Russian official as saying on Tuesday.
Castles in the air: Afghans pay a heavy price for uncertainty
KABUL (Reuters) – A bored security guard, a Kalashnikov rifle over his shoulder, stands guard alone outside an idle construction site for a 10-storey building in downtown Kabul, one of more than a dozen concrete shells with not a single construction wo…
