U.N. renews Western Sahara mission, but without rights monitors
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council renewed a U.N. peacekeeping mission in the disputed North African territory of Western Sahara for another year on Tuesday, and urged all sides to respect human rights, but it did not call for the Uni…
Afghan couple hack off nose, ears in revenge attack
BAGHLAN MARKAZI, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Afghan police have arrested the parents of a 14-year-old girl after they attacked a religious cleric and cut off his nose and ears in retaliation for what they say were a series of sexual attacks on their daught…
Bahrain jails five for plotting to bomb 2013 F1 race
MANAMA (Reuters) – Five people, including a woman who used a pillow to pretend she was pregnant, were sentenced to five years in jail on Tuesday for plotting to disrupt the 2013 Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix by planting a bomb at the circuit, state ne…
Turkey’s Erdogan calls on U.S. to extradite rival Gulen
ANKARA (Reuters) – Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday he would ask the United States to extradite an Islamic cleric he accuses of plotting to topple him and undermine Turkey with concocted graft accusations and secret wire taps.
Pakistan cuts prime minister’s electricity for not paying bills
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s power ministry said on Tuesday it would cut off supplies to major offices, including the prime minister’s, in a crackdown on customers not paying their electricity bills.
Mali PM, northern armed groups prepare for peace talks
BAMAKO/DAKAR (Reuters) – Mali’s new prime minister pledged on Tuesday to revive long-delayed peace talks on the troubled north while armed groups from the region said they would hold a preparatory meeting with Algeria ahead of the negotiations.
U.N. Security Council lifts ban on Ivory Coast diamond exports
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday partially eased a decade-long arms embargo on Ivory Coast and removed a ban on its diamond exports, a measure that U.N. experts said had failed to stop illicit trafficking.
Tunisian PM says economic reforms will be paced to avoid unrest
PARIS (Reuters) – Tunisia will not need to access financial markets to manage its budget deficit this year, its prime minister said on Tuesday, while ruling out harsh public spending cuts that could stoke popular unrest.
Brazil’s Rousseff drops in new poll, rivals gain
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Nagging concerns about rising consumer prices and a political scandal involving Brazil’s state-run oil company are taking a toll on President Dilma Rousseff’s popularity, increasing the chances that an opposition challenger can for…
Bosnia introduces jail terms to curb recruitment for Syria
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Bosnia introduced jail terms of up to 10 years on Tuesday for any citizen who fights in or recruits for conflicts abroad, seeking to curb departure of young Bosnians to Syria who could return to pose a threat at home.
