Israel downs Syrian warplane it says violated its Golan airspace
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel shot down a Syrian warplane on Tuesday, saying the aircraft crossed the battle lines of Syria’s civil war and flew over the Israeli-held Golan Heights, perhaps by accident.
Exclusive: Libya asks chemical weapons watchdog to remove stockpile – sources
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Libya has asked the global chemical weapons watchdog to draw up plans to ship a stockpile of 850 tonnes of chemicals overseas due to deteriorating security, sources have told Reuters.
Iran’s Rouhani says ties with Saudis deserve to be warmer
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The relationship between Iran and Saudi Arabia deserves to be better, though differences between the two oil-producing Middle Eastern states appear to be narrowing, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday.
UK’s opposition Labour party pledges tobacco levy if wins power next year
MANCHESTER England (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition Labour party said on Tuesday it would introduce a U.S.-style “sin tax” on tobacco firms if it wins a national election next year, sending shares in the leading cigarette groups lower on the day.
Kerry tells North Korea to shut ‘evil system’ of prison camps
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday called on North Korea to close its prison camps, saying their existence and the systematic torture, punishment and execution of people bring shame on the country.
South Africa says nuclear power deal with Russia in early stages
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s nuclear cooperation deal signed this week with Russia is part of a tender process that will involve other competing countries and is not a contract to build power plants, government officials said on Tuesday.
Exclsuive: Kazakhstan balanced between Ukraine and post-NATO Afghanistan
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Looking at the neighborhood around Kazakhstan on a spinning globe, the Central Asian nation’s foreign minister sees both partnerships and peril in the form of the Russian-Ukraine crisis and the coming NATO pullout from Afghanistan …
Russia will add 80 new warships to Black Sea Fleet: fleet commander
NOVOROSSIYSK Russia (Reuters) – Russia will increase its Black Sea fleet with more than 80 new warships by 2020 and will complete a second naval base for the fleet near the city of Novorossiysk by 2016, its commander said on Tuesday.
Pope calls for global cooperation on migration crisis
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis called on Tuesday for countries to join forces to help the rising number of migrants, thousands of whom have died this year on perilous journeys to flee poverty and war.
Valls says France would never ask Germany to solve its problems
BERLIN (Reuters) – French Prime Minister Manuel Valls sought to reassure Berlin on Tuesday that his country was making progress on economic reforms and would not ask Germany to solve its problems.
