Turkey’s Erdogan vows to ‘liquidate’ treachery at home and abroad
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday local elections had given him a mandate to “liquidate” the enemies he sees as contriving a corruption scandal and would go after their international activities and sources of fund…
Tunisia lawmakers start debate on key step in democratic transition
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian Islamist and secular parties have begun a parliamentary debate on an election law, the final step before setting a ballot date to complete a transition to democracy in the country that lit the fuse of Arab popular uprisings.
Libyan parliament asks Prime Minister Thinni to form new cabinet within one week
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s parliament has asked Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni to form a new cabinet within one week, parliamentary spokesman Omar Hmeidan said on Tuesday.
UK ‘honeymoon murder’ suspect appears in South African court
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – British businessman Shrien Dewani, who is accused of arranging for his bride to be murdered during their 2010 honeymoon in Cape Town, appeared briefly in a South African court on Tuesday after losing a three-year battle against ex…
Former NATO chief warns Scottish independence would be ‘cataclysmic’
LONDON (Reuters) – A former secretary general of NATO has warned that Scottish independence would be “cataclysmic” because breaking up Britain would rob the West of a major anchor of stability and solidarity at a difficult time.
Spain’s parliament set to reject Catalan referendum
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s parliament looks certain to reject a petition from Catalonia to hold a referendum on independence, despite heavy support for the separatist movement in the wealthy northeastern region.
Libya cabinet asks for more power, denies it has resigned
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s cabinet has a sent letter to parliament asking for more power and a longer mandate, but denies reports it has resigned, a government spokesman said on Tuesday.
Australian ship seeks signals from missing jet
SYDNEY/PERTH, Australia (Reuters) – An Australian ship which picked up possible “pings” from the black box recorders of a missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner has been unable to detect any further signals and time is running out to narrow the massive sea…
Britain hosts first state visit of Irish President
LONDON (Reuters) – President Michael Higgins became the first Irish head of state on Tuesday to make a state visit to Britain, crowning a big improvement in historically fraught relations between Dublin and its former colonial master.
Hungary’s Orban broke EU law by firing data chief, EU court rules
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban broke EU law when he fired the head of the country’s data protection agency, the European Court of Justice said on Tuesday, in a ruling likely to reignite tensions with Brussels over Hungary’s …
