Slovenian PM, ousted as party boss, wants election by July
LJUBLJANA (Reuters) – Slovenian Prime Minister Alenka Bratusek said on Tuesday she would remain at the helm of her coalition government until an early election, which she said she would like to see by July.
Yemeni army in major ground offensive against al Qaeda
ADEN (Reuters) – Yemeni troops, backed by air force planes, launched a major offensive against al Qaeda strongholds in the south of the country on Tuesday to try to eradicate the Islamist militant group that had killed hundreds since 2011.
Tunisia takes fight to militants in mountain hideout
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian security forces backed by jets and helicopters have begun a major operation to root out al Qaeda-linked militants from a hideout in the Chaambi mountains bordering Algeria.
Senior U.S. lawmaker will not sign off on aid for Egyptian military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy, chairman of the Senate subcommittee that oversees foreign aid, said on Tuesday he will not approve aid for the Egyptian military.
U.N. Security Council removes 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 diamond exports, a measure U.N. experts claimed failed to stop illicit trafficking of rough diamonds.
Uganda says to begin repatriating 184,000 Congolese refugees
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Uganda will begin repatriating as many as 184,000 Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) refugees after a large number of them asked to go home, a junior minister told Reuters on Tuesday.
Israeli forces demolish West Bank mosque as peace talks deadline passes
KHIRBET AL-TAWEEL, West Bank (Reuters) – Israeli forces demolished several structures, including a mosque, in a Palestinian village on Tuesday, the day a deadline for a deal in now-frozen peace talks expired.
Brazil’s Rousseff drops in voter poll, opponent Neves gains
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Support for President Dilma Rousseff among Brazilian voters has fallen five months from the elections due to concerns about the economy and a scandal surrounding state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA, a new poll showed on Tu…
Palestinian deal will not make Hamas change: veteran leader
GAZA (Reuters) – A Palestinian unity deal will not lead Islamist group Hamas to recognize Israel’s right to exist and will not result in any Gaza militants coming under President Mahmoud Abbas’s control, a senior Hamas official said on Tuesday.
Power struggle blights Libya’s chaotic main airport
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – With a bomb on the runway, pets boarding planes and passengers jetting off without visas, Tripoli International Airport typifies the chaos that has gripped Libya since the 2011 ouster of Muammar Gaddafi.
