Britain hosts first state visit of Irish President
LONDON (Reuters) – President Michael Higgins became the first Irish head of state on Tuesday to make a state visit to Britain, crowning a big improvement in historically fraught relations between Dublin and its former colonial master.
Hungary’s Orban broke EU law by firing data chief, EU court rules
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban broke EU law when he fired the head of the country’s data protection agency, the European Court of Justice said on Tuesday, in a ruling likely to reignite tensions with Brussels over Hungary’s …
Ukraine accuses Russia of orchestrating separatist moves
KIEV/DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Police detained 70 people occupying a regional administration building in eastern Ukraine overnight, but pro-Moscow protesters held out in a standoff in two other cities in what Kiev called a Russian-led plan to dismem…
Syrians face drought, wheat production seen at record low: WFP
GENEVA (Reuters) – Syrians battered by years of war are facing a major drought that could cut wheat production in the country’s northwest breadbasket to a record low of 1.7 million to 2 million metric tonnes, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tues…
Pakistani baby taken into hiding after attempted murder charge
LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) – Relatives of a nine-month old baby charged with attempted murder in Pakistan have taken him into hiding, one said on Tuesday, in a case that has thrown a spotlight on Pakistan’s dysfunctional criminal justice system.
U.S. contractor jailed in Cuba goes on hunger strike
HAVANA (Reuters) – The U.S. contractor sentenced to a 15-year prison term in Cuba for attempting to establish an illegal Internet service has gone on a hunger strike to protest his treatment by the Cuban and U.S. governments, his lawyer said on Tuesday…
Afghan presidential election provokes more than 3,000 complaints
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan authorities have received more than 3,000 reports of violations from last weekend’s presidential election, exceeding the tally following a 2009 vote that was marred by widespread fraud.
Palestinian envoy in Prague likely killed by booby-trapped book: paper
PRAGUE (Reuters) – The Palestinian ambassador to Prague who died in a blast in January was most likely killed by a decades-old charge of Semtex plastic explosive concealed in a book, a newspaper reported on Tuesday citing a police investigator.
Beleaguered Thai PM pleads for justice, fair treatment
BANGKOK (Reuters) – With legal cases against her mounting, embattled Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra pleaded on Tuesday for fair and proper treatment from the national anti-corruption commission and Thailand’s Constitutional Court.
NATO head warns Russia of ‘grave consequences’ over Ukraine
PARIS (Reuters) – NATO’s secretary-general warned Russia on Tuesday that if it were to encroach into eastern Ukraine there would be “grave consequences” for its relationship with the alliance.
