Afghan president picks new VP, bomb kills 15
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan President Hamid Karzai nominated a new vice president on Tuesday, a moderate politician from the same ethnic group as an opposition candidate contesting next month’s presidential election.
Syria chemical weapons store attacked by rockets: sources
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Five rockets were fired at the main transit point for Syria’s chemical weapons this month, with one landing near to where experts overseeing the destruction of the toxic stockpile were staying, sources said on Tuesday.
Israel says might not carry out Palestinian prisoner release
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel told Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday it might not carry out a final stage of a Palestinian prisoner release unless he commits to prolonging peace talks beyond a U.S.-set April deadline for a deal.
U.S. ambassador to China says ‘level playing field’ a top goal
BEIJING (Reuters) – Ensuring a “level playing field” for American businesses stands at the top of the U.S. diplomatic agenda in China, U.S. Ambassador Max Baucus said in his first public remarks since taking office.
Hungary tries 92-year-old communist for war crimes
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – A former senior Communist Party official went on trial in Hungary on Tuesday charged with war crimes over the suppression of the 1956 anti-Soviet uprising, in a landmark case that may help the country face up to its communist past….
Oil in seized tanker belongs to Libya’s east: rebel leader
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libyan rebel leader Ibrahim Jathran said on Tuesday the oil in a tanker seized by the U.S. Navy belongs to the people of Libya’s eastern Cyrenaica region and called on the Arab League to intervene.
Analysis points to China’s work on new anti-satellite weapon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A detailed analysis of satellite imagery published Monday provides additional evidence that a Chinese rocket launch in May 2013 billed as a research mission was actually a test of a new anti-satellite weapon based on a road-mobil…
Egyptian court jails policeman linked to Islamist deaths
CAIRO (Reuters) – A Cairo court sentenced a police officer to 10 years in prison with labor on Tuesday in connection with the deaths of 37 Islamists last year, judicial sources said, one of the most controversial incidents since an army takeover last J…
Serbia nets alleged Balkan drug boss with help from CIA
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Alleged Balkan drug boss Darko Saric, one of the most wanted figures in the crime-riddled region, surrendered to Serbian police on Tuesday as a dragnet involving the CIA closed in on him in Latin America, Serbian authorities said.
Morocco says hundreds of migrants stormed border of Spanish enclave
RABAT (Reuters) – Hundreds of migrants tried to force their way into Spain’s North African enclave of Melilla in two attempted mass crossings during the night on Tuesday, throwing stones at police who tried to stop them, the Moroccan government said.
