Egypt court bans Mubarak-era leaders from running in elections
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian court on Tuesday banned the leaders of former president Hosni Mubarak’s National Democratic Party from running in any coming elections, the court judge said.
Grilled by unhappy voters, France’s Hollande says has regrets
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s most unpopular president in decades said on Tuesday he had some regrets and understood voters had doubts at a time of crisis – and pledged to respond by accelerating reforms to put the country back on track.
Croatian PM sacks finance minister over property purchase
ZAGREB (Reuters) – Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic said on Tuesday he had sacked Finance Minister Slavko Linic over a property deal that he said had been detrimental to the state budget.
U.N. chief in South Sudan, keeps up pressure for peace
JUBA (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon flew into South Sudan on Tuesday to urge government troops and rebels to end more than four months of fighting – the second peace mission there by a major global figure in less than a week.
Scotland’s teenage voters hesitant about independence
EDINBURGH (Reuters) – When Scotland’s nationalist government dropped the voting age to 16 for this year’s referendum on independence, it was widely seen as banking on teenage radicalism to ensure a break with the United Kingdom.
French troops kill gunmen in heavy Central African Republic clashes
PARIS (Reuters) – French peacekeepers killed several militants during a three-hour battle on Monday after coming under attack from some 40 heavily armed unidentified gunmen in the northwest of Central African Republic, a French army official said on Tu…
Croatian PM sacks finance minister
ZAGREB (Reuters) – Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic said on Tuesday he has sacked Finance Minister Slavko Linic over a contract that he said was detrimental to the state budget.
Russia expects progress in Iran nuclear talks next week
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Iran and six world powers could agree parts of a text of an agreement on Tehran’s nuclear program when they meet for a new round of negotiations in Vienna next week, Russia’s chief negotiator said in comments published on Tuesday.
Two explosions rock southern Thai tourist town, five wounded
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Two bombs exploded minutes apart in the southern Thai city of Hat Yai on Tuesday, wounding five people, and police said they suspected Muslim rebels were responsible.
China detains rights lawyer ahead of 25th anniversary of Tiananmen crackdown
BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Tuesday detained a prominent human rights lawyer on a charge of “causing a disturbance”, two lawyers said, after he attended a weekend meeting that urged a probe of the bloody suppression of pro-democracy protests in Tianan…
