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.
Protesters, police clash in Cairo’s Tahrir on anniversary of deaths
CAIRO (Reuters) – Police fired teargas to disperse a crowd of several hundred people in Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Tuesday, two years after 42 were killed in protests against military rule.
Wife of jailed Chinese Nobel Laureate appeals for his retrial
BEIJING (Reuters) – The wife of jailed Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Liu Xiaobo has filed an extraordinary appeal for his retrial, his lawyer said on Tuesday, in a move that could renew the focus on China’s human rights record.
Italy declares state of emergency in Sardinia after deadly cyclone
ROME (Reuters) – At least 17 people have been killed in flooding and hundreds made homeless after a cylone swept over the Mediterranean island of Sardinia, Italian authorities said on Tuesday.
