Sunnis, Kurds shun Iraq parliament
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Sunnis and Kurds walked out of the first session of Iraq’s new parliament on Tuesday after Shi’ites failed to name a prime minister to replace Nuri al-Maliki, dimming any prospect of an early national unity government to save Iraq f…
France’s former President Sarkozy detained by police
NANTERRE France (Reuters) – Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was held for questioning for 15 hours on Tuesday over suspicions he used his influence to secure leaked details of an inquiry into alleged irregularities in his 2007 election campaign….
Benghazi attack suspect has been talking to U.S. interrogators: officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Libyan militant accused of involvement in the 2012 attacks on U.S. government installations in Benghazi, Libya, has been talking to U.S. interrogators, U.S. officials familiar with the matter said.
Bomb kills 20 in Nigeria market, girls’ abduction suspect held
MAIDUGURI Nigeria (Reuters) – A bomb in a van carrying charcoal exploded in a busy market in northeast Nigeria on Tuesday, killing at least 20 people in the latest suspected attack by Islamist militants, witnesses said.
Japan takes historic step from post-war pacifism, OKs fighting for allies
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan took a historic step away from its post-war pacifism on Tuesday by ending a ban that has kept the military from fighting abroad since 1945, a victory for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe but a move that has riled China and worries many…
Explosion in north Nigerian city of Kaduna wounds two: police
KADUNA Nigeria (Reuters) – An explosion at a busy intersection in the north Nigerian city of Kaduna on Tuesday wounded two people but caused no deaths, police said.
Police remove scores of protesters from Hong Kong financial district
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hundreds of police started removing protesters from the heart of Hong Kong’s business district early on Wednesday as they tried to stage a sit-in after a rally to demand greater democracy.
Passions run high as Hong Kong marches for democracy
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of pro-democracy protesters marched in Hong Kong on Tuesday, many calling for the city’s leader to be sacked, in what could turn out to be the biggest challenge to Chinese Communist Party rule in more than a …
U.N. Security Council seeks compromise to boost aid access to Syria
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – With nearly 11 million Syrians in need of humanitarian help, U.N. Security Council members are pushing Russia and China to support a compromise draft resolution to boost cross-border access and threaten sanctions on those tha…
Cuban editors, pressured to leave magazine, announce new venture
HAVANA (Reuters) – Two editors who helped turn a Roman Catholic magazine into a rare forum for open debate in Communist-ruled Cuba, then resigned under pressure this spring, announced on Tuesday that they will launch a new forum to air a broad range of…
