Thousands flee fresh fighting in Central African Republic
BANGUI (Reuters) – Thousands of villagers in Central African Republic fled clashes between former rebels and local militias on Tuesday, residents said, increasing concerns about growing violence between Muslims and Christians.
Suicide bombings kill 23 near Iran embassy in Beirut
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Two suicide bombings rocked Iran’s embassy compound in Lebanon on Tuesday, killing at least 23 people including an Iranian cultural attache and hurling bodies and burning wreckage across a debris-strewn street.
U.S. denies agreement reached on final text of Afghan security pact
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Tuesday it was still working through details of a security pact with Afghanistan, denying the two countries have agreed on the final text of an agreement that will determine future U.S. troop presence in…
French government takes risky gamble with tax reform plan
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s embattled government has taken a gamble by announcing an overhaul of the country’s complex tax system, a move it hopes will prevent popular anger from growing further but which could well backfire.
Chinese leaders face Spain arrest warrant over Tibet
MADRID (Reuters) – Former Chinese president Jiang Zemin and ex prime minister Li Peng could face arrest when travelling abroad over allegations they committed genocide in Tibet, a Spanish court ruled on Tuesday.
Angola’s MPLA says opposition UNITA plans rallies ‘to cause chaos’
LUANDA (Reuters) – Angola’s ruling MPLA party on Tuesday accused the main opposition group, UNITA, of seeking to cause “chaos and anarchy” by planning nationwide rallies on Saturday to protest against the kidnapping of two activists last year.
Russia says pilot of Kazan crash had put the plane into nosedive
KAZAN, Russia (Reuters) – The pilot of an airliner that crashed near the Russian city of Kazan killing 50 people had pushed the steering column to pitch it into a nosedive, crash investigators said on Tuesday, citing data recorder analysis.
Britain to summon Spanish ambassador over Gibraltar ‘incursion’
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is to summon Spain’s ambassador following what it said was a serious incursion into Gibraltar’s territorial waters by a Spanish research vessel.
Syria talks should focus on fighting ‘terrorists’: Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Tuesday stopping “terrorists” fighting in Syria should be high on the agenda when an international peace conference convenes to try to end more than 2-1/2 years of conflict in the Arab nation.
Venezuela’s Congress set to approve decree powers for Maduro
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s parliament looked set on Tuesday to grant President Nicolas Maduro year-long decree powers he says are needed to regulate the economy and stamp out corruption but adversaries view as a thinly veiled power grab.
