Anti-graft chief to oversee Italy’s Expo after arrests
MILAN (Reuters) – Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has enlisted the head of Italy’s new anti-bribery authority to salvage preparations for Milan’s Expo 2015 world fair after a corruption scandal that risks disrupting the lucrative event.
Aid workers question effectiveness of U.N. Syria aid
GAZIANTEP, Turkey (Reuters) – Seven weeks after U.N. aid trucks crossed from Turkey into Syria for the first time, aid workers and officials in this southern Turkish humanitarian hub still have no idea exactly where the supplies ended up.
Yemeni air strike kills five suspected militants in south
SANAA/ADEN (Reuters) – Five suspected al Qaeda militants were killed when Yemeni fighter planes targeted their vehicle in the southern province of Shabwa, military sources said, as part of a sustained army offensive against Islamist insurgents.
Saudi foreign minister says has invited Iran’s Zarif to visit
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has invited Iran’s foreign minister to visit, Riyadh said on Tuesday, hinting at the possibility of a thaw between two bitter rivals, whose struggle for influence is evident in conflicts throughout the region.
Denmark withdraws EU election video after protests over sex, violence
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – The Danish parliament has withdrawn a cartoon video featuring a scene of group sex and a non-voter being punched in the face that had been aimed at motivating young people to vote in European parliamentary elections
Stick-wielding protesters torch stalls near Lonmin’s South Africa mine
MARIKANA, South Africa (Reuters) – About 1,000 stick-wielding protesters torched roadside vegetable stalls as they marched near Lonmin’s Marikana mine in South Africa on Tuesday, according to a Reuters reporter at the scene.
Hungary court finds 92-year old Communist guilty of war crimes
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – A Budapest court on Tuesday found a former senior official in the Hungarian Communist Party guilty of war crimes during the suppression of the 1956 anti-Soviet uprising.
At least one killed in mine collapse in western Turkey: media
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – At least one miner was killed and dozens were believed to be trapped after a coal mine collapsed in the western Turkish province of Manisa on Tuesday, Turkish media reported.
Serbia pledges support for single Bosnia amid secessionist rhetoric
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Serbia’s new prime minister, Aleksandar Vucic, pledged support for neighboring Bosnia’s integrity on Tuesday, making clear Belgrade would not encourage calls by Bosnian Serbs for a Crimean-style secession of their half of the count…
France to start training Libyan police in coming weeks
PARIS (Reuters) – France said on Tuesday it would begin training Libyan policemen in the coming weeks, more than a year after pledging to do so as part of efforts to help restore security in the North African state.
