Al Jazeera warns life of its journalist jailed in Egypt is at risk
LONDON (Reuters) – Qatar-based satellite network Al Jazeera has written to world powers asking them to secure the release of one of its journalists jailed in Egypt, accusing the authorities in Cairo of endangering his life.
Saudi king on holiday, crown prince in charge: royal court
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah left for a private visit to Morocco on Tuesday and appointed his younger brother, Crown Prince Salman, to run the affairs of the world’s top oil exporter in his absence, the royal court said.
Time to embrace the Internet, Iran president says
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran should embrace the Internet rather than see it as a threat, President Hassan Rouhani has said, in remarks that challenge hardliners who have stepped up measures to censor the Web.
Nuns, backed by pope, warn of human trafficking at World Cup
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Roman Catholic nuns backed by Pope Francis on Tuesday raised the alarm over increased risks of human trafficking, exploitation of workers, forced prostitution and sexual tourism at the soccer World Cup in Brazil next month.
Vaz wins Guinea-Bissau presidential run-off: elections commission
BISSAU (Reuters) – Jose Mario Vaz won Sunday’s presidential run-off election in Guinea-Bissau with 61.9 pct of votes, the West African nation’s elections commission said on Tuesday.
Inmarsat to publish lost plane’s final flight data
LONDON (Reuters) – British satellite company Inmarsat said it will release all the data it used to determine the final path of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 to help reassure relatives that authorities are searching in the right location.
South Africa platinum firms, striking union return to mediated talks
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The world’s top three platinum producers and South Africa’s AMCU union agreed on Tuesday to resume wage talks aimed at ending a 17-week strike and to be mediated by the country’s labor court.
Nigeria asks U.N. al Qaeda committee to blacklist Boko Haram
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Nigeria has formally asked the U.N. Security Council al Qaeda sanctions committee to blacklist the Islamist militant group Boko Haram after the kidnapping of hundreds of schoolgirls, U.N. diplomats said on Tuesday.
Libya parliament moves to luxury hotel after militia attack
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s parliament moved to a luxury hotel on Tuesday until a powerful militia from the western city of Misrata can take up positions to protect its old building, which was attacked by gunmen on Sunday, a parliamentary spokesman sai…
U.S. Coast Guard resumes search for four missing UK sailors in Atlantic
LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. authorities on Tuesday resumed a search for four British sailors missing in the Atlantic Ocean for four days after an appeal from the British public and UK politicians.
