Surviving “death boat”, Syria Palestinians locked up in Egypt
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (Reuters) – After escaping shelling in Damascus and terrifying bloodshed at sea, 14 month-old Palestinian twin girls are now among hundreds of people living in limbo in grimy Egyptian police stations, with no end in sight to their pli…
Islamists raid Somali police station, at least 28 dead: witnesses
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Islamist militants rammed a car bomb into a police compound north of Somalia’s capital on Tuesday and opened fire on officers, leaving at least 28 people dead, officials and witnesses said.
Swiss to vote on linking bosses’ pay to wage of office cleaner
ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland will vote on Sunday on whether to limit the salaries of top executives so they don’t earn more in a month than the lowest paid workers earn in a year, a move that could mean big pay cuts for business leaders earning milli…
German parties say EU may not be able to let Turkey join
BERLIN (Reuters) – The European Union may not be able to accept Turkey as a member, German parties negotiating a coalition government have said, while making clear the EU’s “privileged relationship” with Ankara should be developed further.
Nigerian president delays budget on spending dispute -source
ABUJA/LAGOS (Reuters) – Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan will not present the 2014 budget to the national assembly as planned on Tuesday because of a disagreement between his team and lawmakers over plans to curb spending.
Investigators piece together plot to attack Kenya mall
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Four gunmen who attacked a Nairobi shopping mall in September came to Kenya about four months earlier and some had exercised at a gym in an area of the Kenyan capital popular with Somalis, Western officials with knowledge of the inv…
French prosecutors deny Paris gunman arrested
PARIS (Reuters) – French prosecutors denied a report in Le Parisien newspaper on Tuesday that police had arrested a man believed to have opened fire with a shotgun at the offices of a left-wing newspaper and a major bank in Paris.
U.N. disaster chief stresses long-term needs for Philippines
GUIUAN, Philippines (Reuters) – The head of U.N. disaster relief visited the heart of the Philippine disaster zone on Tuesday and stressed the need for long-term planning as well as emergency relief to ensure farmers and fishermen can resume their live…
Shi’ite professor, driver shot dead in Pakistan violence
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A Shi’ite university professor and his driver were shot dead in Pakistan on Tuesday in the latest incident in a wave of spiraling sectarian violence in the nuclear-armed country.
Nepalis give politicians another chance, vote for charter assembly
PANGA, Nepal (Reuters) – Millions of Nepalis voted on Tuesday for an assembly that will draft a constitution aimed at ending years of instability but their ballots may not produce a conclusive result and could leave the country facing more turmoil.
