Uganda dismisses Obama pressure on anti-gay law
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Uganda on Tuesday dismissed U.S. president Barack Obama’s call to its leader Yoweri Museveni not to sign an anti-homosexuality law, saying the U.S. was trying to blackmail the east African country.
Journalist on assignment deaths total 134 last year: report
GENEVA (Reuters) – One hundred and thirty-four journalists and media support staff were killed while on reporting assignments last year, most of them targeted deliberately, the London-based International News Safety Institute (INSI) said on Tuesday.
At least two killed in Guinea protests over power cuts
CONAKRY (Reuters) – At least two people were killed and 30 others injured in Guinea’s capital Conakry on Tuesday when protests against frequent power cuts turned violent and the offices of a Brazilian construction firm were attacked.
Lebanon government deal brings hope to fragile state
BIKFAYA, Lebanon (Reuters) – A week ago, Lebanon was without a government and facing the prospect of an even deeper crisis come May, when President Michel Suleiman’s term was set to expire with no agreement on his replacement.
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.
Colombia fires head of armed forces amid corruption scandal
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia has dismissed the head of its armed forces, Leonardo Barrero, days after media allegations surfaced of widespread corruption in military procurement contracts, President Juan Manuel Santos announced on Tuesday.
Iraqi PM defends counterterrorism strategy as bombs kill 49
BAGHDAD/HILLA, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki defended his government’s counterterrorism strategy and vowed to defeat al Qaeda as bombs exploded in Baghdad and another Iraqi city on Tuesday, killing at least 49 people.
More Scots would back greater devolution over independence: poll
LONDON (Reuters) – More Scots would prefer the Scottish parliament to be given greater powers to control their tax and spending than the riskier option of independence from the United Kingdom, according to a survey released on Tuesday.
North Korea crimes evoke Nazi era, Kim may face charges: U.N. inquiry
GENEVA (Reuters) – North Korean security chiefs and possibly even Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un himself should face international justice for ordering systematic torture, starvation and killings comparable to Nazi-era atrocities, U.N. investigators said o…
North Korea’s Kim warned he might face charges over atrocities
GENEVA (Reuters) – North Korean security chiefs and possibly even Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un himself should face international justice for ordering systematic torture, starvation and mass killings bordering on genocide, U.N. investigators said on Monda…
