Afghanistan’s Karzai in secret talks with Taliban
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan President Hamid Karzai has been holding secret talks with Taliban officials in the hope of persuading them to make peace with his government, his spokesman told Reuters on Tuesday, confirming a New York Times report.
Greek leftist seeks negotiated debt write-off
PARIS (Reuters) – Greece would seek to negotiate an international write-off of about one-third of its debt if the leftist Syriza opposition party won a general election, its leader said on Tuesday.
Family of Chinese activist disputes account of father’s suicide
BEIJING (Reuters) – The death of a Chinese pro-democracy campaigner’s father is being disputed by his family, a lawyer and a rights group said, after being told by authorities that he committed suicide while in detention.
Rwanda genocide trial begins in French court
PARIS (Reuters) – Twenty years after the Rwanda genocide, France opened its first trial against a suspected accomplice in the massacre that killed 800,000 people, accusing a former intelligence chief of crimes against humanity.
U.N. Congo peacekeepers question Rwandan rebel disarmament claim
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Senior members of a Rwandan Hutu rebel force based in eastern Congo said on Tuesday they had started laying down their arms and were ready for talks with Kigali, but U.N. peacekeepers said they had seen no…
Shi’ite rebels, tribes agree ceasefire in north Yemen: sources
SANAA (Reuters) – Shi’ite Muslim rebels and Sunni tribesmen agreed a local ceasefire in northern Yemen on Tuesday after clashes between the rivals killed about 60 people there last week, tribal sources said.
South Africa’s AMCU union, platinum firms resume wage talks
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Wage talks between South Africa’s AMCU union and the world’s top three platinum producers resumed on Tuesday to try to end a nearly two-week strike that has seen outbreaks of violence and is costing the country an estimated $36…
Confusion, doubt as Pakistan tries to talk to Taliban militants
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s much-awaited talks with the Taliban got off to a shambolic start on Tuesday after government negotiators failed to turn up at an agreed time following days of confusion over who should represent the insurgents.
Britain says it advised India on 1984 Golden Temple attack
LONDON (Reuters) – Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Tuesday an official investigation had shown Britain did advise India on planning a deadly attack against Sikh separatists in the Golden Temple at Amritsar in 1984, but said its advice had limit…
England and Wales urge Scotland: Don’t leave us
LONDON (Reuters) – Despite sporting and historic rivalry, England and Wales had one message for Scotland on Tuesday: don’t leave us.
