U.S. ambassador to meet India’s Modi, ending isolation
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The U.S. ambassador to New Delhi is to meet the Hindu nationalist who could be India’s next prime minister, softening Washington’s stance towards a man denied a U.S. visa nearly a decade ago.
U.S. condemns Afghan decision to go ahead with detainee release
KABUL (Reuters) – U.S. forces in Afghanistan on Tuesday condemned a decision by the Afghan government to proceed with plans to release additional detainees that the United States believes pose a militant threat.
Syria peace talks make little progress, says envoy
GENEVA (Reuters) – Peace talks between the Syrian government and opposition are not making much progress, the international mediator said on Tuesday after a face-to-face meeting of the warring parties in Geneva that both sides called fruitless.
Obama says U.S., France agree on continued enforcement of Iran sanctions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and France agree on the need to enforce existing sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program, U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday.
Spanish parliament to press on with restrictive abortion bill
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s Socialists failed on Tuesday to block an unpopular draft law restricting women’s access to abortions, which has sparked large protests across the country and caused rare rifts in the conservative People’s Party (PP) that spon…
China bristling, Spain seeks to curb its judges’ international rights clout
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s parliament voted on Tuesday to fast-track a law limiting judges’ ability to go after alleged human rights abusers around the world, a day after Spanish arrest orders were issued for former Chinese officials accused of genocid…
Pakistani judge reopens 2012 ‘honor killing’ case
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A Pakistani judge re-examining allegations of a mass “honor killing” on Tuesday ordered the case reopened, a lawyer involved in the case said.
Algerian military plane crashes into mountain, 77 killed
OULED GACEM, Algeria (Reuters) – A military transport plane carrying members of the Algerian armed forces and their relatives crashed into a mountain on Tuesday, killing 77 people, the worst air disaster in the North African country in a decade.
U.S. intelligence chief says Karzai unlikely to sign security pact
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. director of national intelligence said on Tuesday he does not believe Afghan President Hamid Karzai will sign a bilateral security agreement with the United States.
Muslim exodus threatens food crisis in Central African Republic
BANGUI (Reuters) – An exodus of Muslim traders fleeing attacks by Christian militia in Central African Republic has pushed food markets there to the brink of collapse, threatening the nation with even deeper crisis.
