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.
United Nations disappointed by Congo mass rape trial verdict
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations said on Tuesday it was disappointed by a court judgment in Democratic Republic of Congo that only convicted two Congolese soldiers over a mass rape in 2012 and acquitted another 13 officers.
U.S. sanctions both sides of South Sudan conflict
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday sanctioned 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.
Obama to meet Syrian opposition leader Jarba
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama is expected to meet Syrian opposition leader Ahmad Jarba during his visit to Washington over the next week, a White House official said on Tuesday.
Japan, worried about China, strengthens ties with NATO
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, concerned about China’s rising military spending and disputes with Beijing over islands in the East China Sea, signed a new partnership agreement with NATO on Tuesday.
Pistorius accused of intimidating Steenkamp’s friend in court
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African Olympic and Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius, on trial for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, tried to intimidate a friend of the former model in court on Tuesday, according to the friend’s lawyer….
