South Sudan peace talks delayed as rebels deny massacre
NAIROBI/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – South Sudan peace talks were delayed again on Tuesday as United Nations peacekeepers battle to protect some 22,000 civilians at a base in Bentiu, where dead bodies lined the dusty streets after an ethnic massacre duri…
Libya starts voter registration for general elections
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya will start registering voters for general elections, officials said on Tuesday, in the first concrete step indicating a vote will take place later this year.
Italy to declassify documents on ‘Years of lead’ violence
ROME (Reuters) – Italy will declassify secret documents about terrorist bombings between the 1960s and 1980s during a period known as the “Years of lead”, the government announced on Tuesday.
Russia’s Putin wants beefed-up presence in Arctic
MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia should step up its presence in the Arctic and challenge other nations in exploring the world’s largest untapped natural reserves, days after it started shipping its first oil from …
Israel must take on Palestinian governance if talks fail: Abbas
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas told a group of Israeli journalists on Tuesday that if peace talks do not continue, Israel will have to take on the burden of governing Palestinian lands.
UK’s anti-EU party launches European election campaign amid racism row
LONDON (Reuters) – British anti-EU party UKIP launched its campaign for next month’s European elections on Tuesday and fended off accusations that its posters were racist and its anti-immigration rhetoric hypocritical.
Obama, Abe under pressure to salvage signature Pacific trade pact
WASHINGTON/TOKYO (Reuters) – A meeting between U.S. President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe this week in Tokyo may not seal one of the world’s biggest trade pacts, but it could give it a much-needed boost.
South Sudan peace talks delayed as rebels deny massacre
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Peace talks with South Sudan’s rebels have been delayed again, the government said on Tuesday, a day after the United Nations accused rebel fighters of massacring civilians in an oil town they had seized.
Prelate exonerates John Paul of turning blind eye to abuse case
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The Catholic prelate who led the campaign to make the late Pope John Paul a saint exonerated the pontiff on Tuesday against accusations he turned a blind eye to one of the Church’s biggest sexual abuse scandals.
India’s Modi slams anti-Muslim remarks, ally remains defiant
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian opposition leader Narendra Modi sought to calm fears for religious minorities under his rule on Tuesday, saying he would represent all Indians if they voted for him or not in the current general election.
