Erdogan says Turkish corruption probe “black stain” on democracy
ANKARA (Reuters) – Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday described a corruption investigation shaking his government as a “black stain on Turkey’s democratic history” and a worse betrayal than any of the military coups of past decades.
Kerry asks Vatican to help win release of American jailed in Cuba
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday asked the Vatican to help win the release of an American contractor who has been in jail in Cuba since 2009.
Hollande says his personal life must remain private
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande, under fire over an alleged affair with an actress, refused on Tuesday to discuss his personal life but said he would clarify the status of France’s first lady before a visit to the United States nex…
School shooting reported in New Mexico, suspect in custody
(Reuters) – Police are investigating a reported shooting at a New Mexico middle school, saying they have a suspect in custody but no details on whether anyone was injured in the Tuesday morning incident.
U.S. calls Israeli minister’s reported comments ‘offensive’
ROME (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday rebuked Israel for comments attributed to the Israeli defense minister suggesting that U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s quest for Israeli-Palestinian peace is messianic and obsessive.
As al Qaeda revives, Iraq struggles to secure Syria border
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq is struggling to tighten control of its border with Syria, alarmed by a resurgent al Qaeda force that seeks to build an Islamic state across a frontier drawn in colonial times.
Greek socialists to form new leftist alliance for EU elections
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s once-mighty socialist PASOK party will team up with a new center-left group to contest European Parliament elections in May rather than run alone, after its support was decimated by the country’s debt crisis.
U.N. points to Chadian collusion in Central African Republic killings
GENEVA (Reuters) – A U.N. human rights team has gathered testimony that Chadian citizens, including peacekeepers, carried out mass killings during chaotic violence in Central African Republic, the U.N. human rights office said on Tuesday.
Thai protesters target ministries, threaten stock exchange
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Protesters trying to topple Thailand’s government tightened a blockade around ministries on Tuesday and their leader warned the prime minister that she could be targeted next, as some saw more than two months of turmoil inching towa…
Violence kills at least 12 across Iraq
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – At least 12 people were killed in violence across Iraq on Tuesday, mostly in bombings and shootings in Baghdad, police and medical sources said.
