U.S. issues sanctions on both sides of South Sudan conflict
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on two people on opposing sides of the ethnic violence in South Sudan, showing the growing frustration in Washington with leaders in an African country it helped create.
Egypt’s presidential frontrunner Sisi cautious on energy subsidies
CAIRO (Reuters) – Former Egyptian army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who is expected to win a presidential election this month, said in a television interview broadcast on Tuesday that costly energy subsidies could not be lifted quickly.
In China’s Xinjiang, economic divide seen fuelling ethnic unrest
URUMQI, China (Reuters) – Hundreds of migrant workers from distant corners of China pour daily into the Urumqi South railway station, their first waypoint on a journey carrying them to lucrative work in other parts of the far western Xinjiang region.
Twelve Pakistani Taliban killed in factional in-fighting
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Twelve militants were killed in fighting between factions of the Pakistani Taliban near the Afghan border on Tuesday, Taliban and security officials said, the first such clash since the two feuding groups agreed to abide …
India’s Gandhi dynasty battles to hold seat in family bastion
AMETHI, India (Reuters) – At a shabby government health center in the rural bastion of India’s ruling Nehru-Gandhi dynasty, mothers cradling sick babies sidestep dogs sleeping in unlit corridors.
Yemen says army captures al Qaeda stronghold
ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) – Yemeni government forces captured al Qaeda’s main stronghold in the southern part of the country on Tuesday after insurgents blew up the local government compound there and fled, the Defence Ministry said.
German minister wants to block arms sales worth billions: report
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel wants to block two deals to sell arms to the Middle East worth billions of euros, Handelsblatt newspaper reported on Tuesday, citing government and industry sources.
Boston College offers to return interviews to Irish militants
DUBLIN/BOSTON (Reuters) – Boston College on Tuesday offered to return interviews about the Northern Ireland conflict to the former militants who provided them, after some expressed concerns about their safety or legal exposure.
Iran on agenda for White House aide talks in Israel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. National Security Adviser Susan Rice will travel to Israel on Wednesday and Thursday for meetings with Israeli officials in which nuclear talks with Iran will be on the agenda, the White House said on Tuesday.
Panama’s president-elect plans price controls on basic foods
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – Panama’s president-elect will impose price controls on a range of basic foods to dampen rising costs, a step that will hit his bitter rival, outgoing president and supermarket tycoon Ricardo Martinelli.
