Russian bailout wins Ukraine economic respite but deepens political rift
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Ukraine’s President Viktor Yanukovich has secured a $15 billion bailout from Russia, offering respite for an economy heading ever closer to default but also drawing accusations he has sold his country out to its former Soviet master….
India removes U.S. Embassy security barriers in spat
NEW DELHI/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Indian police removed concrete security barriers outside the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi on Tuesday in apparent retaliation for the treatment of an Indian diplomat who was strip-searched after her arrest in New York last we…
Crazed Israeli protester disrupts Wagner symposium in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A crazed Israeli protester, angered that a symposium on Tuesday focused on Richard Wagner, Adolf Hitler’s favorite composer, disrupted a public discussion at a Jerusalem concert hall before police removed him.
British surgeon jailed in Syria dies in detention: family
LONDON (Reuters) – A British surgeon who was arrested last November within 48 hours of arriving in Syria to volunteer as an emergency doctor has died in jail, his family and a senior British official said on Tuesday.
Clashes over Congo Republic security official killed at least 22
BRAZZAVILLE (Reuters) – At least 22 people were killed when security forces raided the house of Republic of Congo’s former deputy intelligence chief and clashed with his security guards, a morgue official said.
France says EU countries to send troops to C. African Republic
PARIS/BANGUI (Reuters) – Some European countries will send troops to support a French-African mission to restore order in Central African Republic, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Tuesday, as more violence was reported outside the capita…
Chile president-elect says planned reforms won’t hit private sector
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Sweeping reforms planned by Chile’s center-left president-elect Michelle Bachelet will not threaten the private sector, she said after her electoral victory at the weekend.
Gunshot caused Venezuela power outage: Maduro
CARACAS (Reuters) – President Nicolas Maduro said on Tuesday that saboteurs used a gun to bring down a power cable and plunge more than half of Venezuela into darkness earlier this month.
Italy moves to ease prison crowding, speed justice system
ROME (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta announced measures on Tuesday to reduce chronic prison overcrowding and speed up the notoriously slow pace of civil court cases as his government made a start on a long-promised reform of the justice…
NATO says would have to plan for Afghan pullout by spring
BERLIN (Reuters) – NATO would have to start planning for a complete withdrawal from Afghanistan by early next spring if President Hamid Karzai refuses to sign a security pact allowing foreign troops to stay on, the alliance’s top military commander sai…
