Armed guards force six-hour airport closure in Libya’s Benghazi
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Security guards forced Benghazi airport in eastern Libya to close for six hours on Tuesday to demand back wages as well as an investigation into the crash of a helicopter which took off from the airport last week, officials …
Merkel urges patience with Swiss after immigration vote
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned on Tuesday against rushing to retaliate against Switzerland for its vote to curb immigration, saying Europe’s own interests were best served by waiting to see how the Swiss implement the referen…
Nine dead, 14 troops seized after south Yemen clash
ADEN (Reuters) – Nine people were killed and 14 soldiers kidnapped on Tuesday after a clash between gunmen and Yemeni troops in the southern city of Dalea, a separatist stronghold, local residents and the defense ministry said.
German court finds Rwanda mayor guilty of assisting genocide
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – A German court on Tuesday sentenced a Rwandan Hutu to 14 years in jail for his role in the genocide of Tutsis in Rwanda in 1994, ending Germany’s first trial related to the mass killings in central Africa.
Pussy Riot members detained by police in Sochi
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Pussy Riot protest band members Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova said they were detained on suspicion of theft in the Winter Olympics host city of Sochi on Tuesday, less than two months after their release from priso…
U.S. opposes supply of shoulder-fired missiles to Syria rebels
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is opposed to the supply of shoulder-fired missiles, capable of taking down warplanes, to rebel forces in Syria, a senior Obama administration official said on Tuesday.
Egypt charges two ‘Israeli agents’, two Egyptians with spying
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s public prosecutor charged on Tuesday two men it said were Israeli intelligence agents and two Egyptians with conspiring in Israel’s interests, according to a statement from the prosecutor’s office.
Chad says U.N. force needed to stabilize Central African Republic
N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – Chad’s President Idriss Deby has called for the creation of a U.N. peacekeeping mission to contain violence in Central African Republic, the first time the region’s military heavyweight has publicly sought U.N. intervention.
Egypt militants warn tourists to leave or face attack
CAIRO (Reuters) – A militant Islamist group has warned tourists to leave Egypt and threatened to attack any who stay in the country after February 20, raising the prospect of a new front in a fast-growing insurgency.
Taliban kill senior Pakistan officer as peace talks falter
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistani Taliban fighters opened fire at an army car and killed a senior officer on Tuesday in an attack certain to destroy any prospects of meaningful peace negotiations between the government and the insurgents.
