Israel withdraws troops, 72-hour Gaza truce begins
GAZA/CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel withdrew ground forces from the Gaza Strip on Tuesday and started a 72-hour ceasefire with Hamas mediated by Egypt as a first step towards negotiations on a more enduring end to the month-old war.
Iran nuclear talks likely on fringes of U.N. General Assembly: IRNA
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran and six world powers will probably discuss a potential deal on Tehran’s nuclear program on the sidelines of the annual U.N. General Assembly (UNGA) in September, the state news agency IRNA quoted a senior Iranian negotiator as sa…
At least nine killed in shootout in Egyptian coastal town: sources
CAIRO (Reuters) – At least five policemen and four alleged smugglers were killed on Tuesday in a shootout near a northern Egyptian town after security forces tried to stop a vehicle suspected of carrying weapons and explosives, security sources said.
United States to sell Tunisia 12 Black Hawks to aid militant fight
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is planning to sell Tunisia a dozen advanced attack helicopters as Washington seeks to help the North African state stamp out a mounting threat from Islamist militants.
Eleven inmates killed in Iranian prison fire
DUBAI (Reuters) – At least 11 prisoners have died of suffocation in a prison fire in central Iran apparently caused by inmates, Iranian media said.
Central African Republic ceasefire in tatters after clashes
BANGUI (Reuters) – The Central African Republic’s Muslim rebels and Christian militia accused each other on Tuesday of violating a ceasefire deal signed last month, following days of clashes in the country’s remote north.
Support for Scottish independence rises to 40 pct ahead of TV debate: poll
GLASGOW Scotland (Reuters) – Support for Scotland to break away from the rest of the United Kingdom has risen to 40 percent, according to one opinion poll published on Tuesday, as nationalist leader Alex Salmond headed into a U.S.-style television deba…
Ukraine keeps up anti-rebel offensive with nervous eye on Russia
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian government forces, backed by warplanes, kept up a military offensive to claw back lost territory from pro-Russian separatists on Tuesday while casting a nervous eye at Russian military exercises over the border.
Azerbaijan accuses another rights activist of espionage
BAKU (Reuters) – A human rights activist in Azerbaijan has been arrested, just days after his activist wife was locked up, in a case that critics say highlights how the government is cracking down on dissent in the former Soviet republic.
Central African Republic’s PM, cabinet resign: state radio
BANGUI (Reuters) – Central African Republic’s prime minister and his cabinet have resigned, a spokesman for President Catherine Samba-Panza said on state radio on Tuesday.
