Ivory Coast rebuilds navy to ward off growing piracy threat
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Ivory Coast is adding around 40 new vessels to its depleted navy as it confronts a growing threat from pirates in the Gulf of Guinea, the country’s defense minister said on Tuesday.
Polish ex-intelligence official says time for truth on CIA jail
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s official stance of denying it hosted a secret CIA jail is harming its reputation and it needs to be frank about what really happened, a senior intelligence official at the time the alleged prison was operating told Reuters.
JP Morgan IT executive plunges to death at bank’s London HQ
LONDON (Reuters) – A JP Morgan tech executive fell to his death from the U.S. bank’s 33-storey tower in London’s Canary Wharf financial district on Tuesday in what British police said was a “non-suspicious” incident.
Death toll in northeast Nigeria attack rises to 85
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – An attack by suspected Islamist Boko Haram insurgents on a northeast Nigerian village on Monday killed 85 people, up from 40 previously reported, officials said on Tuesday.
Serbian government asks president to call early election
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Serbia’s coalition government asked President Tomislav Nikolic on Tuesday to call an early election with the dominant center-right SNS party looking to accelerate reforms by cashing in on a surge in its popularity.
Thousands of Pakistanis flee tribal belt fearing more air strikes
BANNU, Pakistan (Reuters) – Thousands of villagers have fled their homes in Pakistan’s North Waziristan region, fearing a major military operation by armed forces after they said dozens of people had been killed in air strikes targeting Islamist milita…
Italy’s Renzi issues warning as delays threaten voting reform
ROME (Reuters) – Italian center-left leader Matteo Renzi warned rival parties on Tuesday not to hold up electoral reform after they tabled scores of amendments that risked delaying legislation that could pave the way for wider economic measures.
Mladic refuses to testify for old ally Karadzic at U.N. tribunal
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic refused on Tuesday to give evidence in support of one-time ally Radovan Karadzic, denouncing the U.N. war crimes tribunal as “satanic” and saying he did not want to incriminate himse…
Ireland failed to protect schoolgirl from abuse, European court finds
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland failed to protect a schoolgirl from sexual abuse by her teacher in the 1970s, the European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday in a further blow to the reputation of the Catholic church.
Insight: At Syrian peace table, embittered enemies face off
GENEVA (Reuters) – When Syria’s political foes met across a negotiating table for the first time in nearly three years of conflict, the top priority was to keep them from walking out.
