German cabinet gives go-ahead to dual citizenship
BERLIN (Reuters) – The German government on Tuesday signed off on a draft law that will allow young Germans of foreign origin to have dual citizenship, a move that relaxes some of Europe’s strictest nationality laws and will benefit the large Turkish c…
Gunmen kill five soldiers at Yemen checkpoint
ADEN/SANAA (Reuters) – Suspected militants killed five soldiers guarding a checkpoint in southeastern Yemen on Tuesday, local officials said, and a leader of a Shi’ite Muslim party was wounded in a drive-by shooting in the capital Sanaa in which two gu…
Turkey’s Erdogan vows to ‘liquidate’ treachery at home and abroad
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday local elections had given him a mandate to “liquidate” the enemies he sees as contriving a corruption scandal and would go after their international activities and sources of fund…
Tunisia lawmakers start debate on key step in democratic transition
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian Islamist and secular parties have begun a parliamentary debate on an election law, the final step before setting a ballot date to complete a transition to democracy in the country that lit the fuse of Arab popular uprisings.
Libyan parliament asks Prime Minister Thinni to form new cabinet within one week
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s parliament has asked Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni to form a new cabinet within one week, parliamentary spokesman Omar Hmeidan said on Tuesday.
UK ‘honeymoon murder’ suspect appears in South African court
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – British businessman Shrien Dewani, who is accused of arranging for his bride to be murdered during their 2010 honeymoon in Cape Town, appeared briefly in a South African court on Tuesday after losing a three-year battle against ex…
Former NATO chief warns Scottish independence would be ‘cataclysmic’
LONDON (Reuters) – A former secretary general of NATO has warned that Scottish independence would be “cataclysmic” because breaking up Britain would rob the West of a major anchor of stability and solidarity at a difficult time.
Spain’s parliament set to reject Catalan referendum
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s parliament looks certain to reject a petition from Catalonia to hold a referendum on independence, despite heavy support for the separatist movement in the wealthy northeastern region.
Libya cabinet asks for more power, denies it has resigned
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s cabinet has a sent letter to parliament asking for more power and a longer mandate, but denies reports it has resigned, a government spokesman said on Tuesday.
Australian ship seeks signals from missing jet
SYDNEY/PERTH, Australia (Reuters) – An Australian ship which picked up possible “pings” from the black box recorders of a missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner has been unable to detect any further signals and time is running out to narrow the massive sea…
