More than 50 rebels killed as new Ukraine leader unleashes assault
DONETSK, Ukraine, May 27 (Reuters) – Ukrainian aircraft and paratroopers killed more than 50 pro-Russian rebels in an assault that raged into a second day on Tuesday after a newly elected president vowed to crush the revolt in the east once and for all…
After seismic elections, EU leaders assess damage
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders, stunned by a big Eurosceptic protest vote in European Parliament elections, agreed on Tuesday to seek a package deal of appointments to top EU jobs with an economic agenda to win back public confidence.
Egypt extends presidential election to help Sisi
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s presidential election was extended by a day on Tuesday in an effort to boost lower than expected turnout that threatened to undermine the credibility of the frontrunner, former army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
Fire at hospital for elderly kills 21 in latest major South Korea accident
SEOUL (Reuters) – A fire at a rural South Korean hospital for chronically ill elderly patients on Wednesday killed 21 people and injured eight in the second major fire this week as the country still mourns victims of a ferry disaster last month.
U.S. business leader praises growth of free enterprise in Cuba
HAVANA (Reuters) – The head of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce praised the growth of free enterprise in Cuba upon his arrival in Havana Tuesday at the start of a three-day visit that was criticized by a leading supporter of the U.S. embargo in Washington….
Anti-World Cup protesters march on Brasilia stadium, face tear gas
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Police fired tear gas canisters to contain anti-World Cup demonstrators who tried to march to the Brasilia stadium where the soccer tournament’s trophy was on public display on Tuesday.
Obama plans to end U.S. troop presence in Afghanistan by 2016
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday outlined a plan to withdraw all but 9,800 American troops from Afghanistan by the end of the year and pull out the rest by the end of 2016, ending more than a decade of military engagement t…
U.S. beefs up Mediterranean crisis force with warship, Marines
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. warship carrying about 1,000 Marines has moved into the Mediterranean Sea to augment the American crisis response force already deployed in the region, a military official said on Tuesday.
Mali’s defence minister resigns in wake of army defeats: sources
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Mali’s Defence Minister Soumeylou Boybeye Maiga resigned on Tuesday after Tuareg separatist rebels defeated an army assault on their stronghold Kidal last week and seized several northern towns, sources close to the minister said.
Emblematic Venezuelan prisoner begins hunger strike for freedom
CARACAS (Reuters) – An imprisoned former Caracas police commissioner at the center of stalled political talks between Venezuela’s government and opposition went on a hunger strike on Tuesday, demanding he be released due to frail health.
