Spanish court says Catalonia sovereignty claim illegal
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday partially struck down a sovereignty claim approved by lawmakers last year in the northern region of Catalonia, a vital step toward a referendum on full independence, court papers showed.
Exclusive – U.S. set to approve international debut of F-35 fighter: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Defense Department is poised to approve the first trans-Atlantic flight of Lockheed Martin Corp’s F-35 fighter jet in July, when the new warplane is expected to take part in two international air shows near London, accor…
Dutch PM gets world leaders to play nuclear wargame at summit
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – The 58 world leaders gathered in The Hague to discuss nuclear security were asked to explore how they would react to a nuclear attack or accident by taking part in a simulation set in a fictional country called Brinia.
Russia says five militants, policeman killed in Caucasus fighting
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian security forces killed five militants, including a suspected organiser of a deadly December car bombing, in a gunbattle on Tuesday in the North Caucasus province of Dagestan, authorities said.
Yemen security forces free Western hostages soon after kidnap
SANAA (Reuters) – Yemeni security forces freed two Westerners unharmed on Tuesday shortly after they were kidnapped by gunmen in the capital Sanaa, police sources said, in an incident highlighting the growing security threat in the country.
Kenya orders Somali refugees back to camps after attacks
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya on Tuesday ordered all Somali refugees living in urban areas to return to their camps in a bid to end attacks by Islamist militants carried out in retaliation for Kenya’s intervention in neighboring Somalia.
Venezuela arrests three air force generals ‘plotting coup’
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela has arrested three air force generals accused of plotting a coup in league with opposition politicians during the country’s rumbling civil unrest, the president said on Tuesday.
Russian military holds exercises in breakaway Moldova region: agency
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s military staged training exercises on Tuesday in Transdniestria, a breakaway sliver of Moldova that is a focus of tension following Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea region.
Unusual large number of tremors stirs fear in northern Chile
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – An unusually large number of tremors following a recent earthquake in northern Chile has unnerved local residents – emptying beaches, pushing up sales of emergency rations, and raising concerns about what may lie ahead for the copp…
AU brands Central African Republic militia ‘terrorists’ after peacekeeper killed
BANGUI (Reuters) – The African Union on Tuesday branded militia targeting Muslims in Central African Republic as “terrorists” and said they would be treated as enemy combatants, a day after killing a Congolese peacekeeper.
