Turkey detains ministers’ sons, businessmen in graft probe
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish police detained sons of three ministers along with some prominent businessmen in a corruption inquiry on Tuesday, state officials said, in what was widely seen as a challenge to Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan by a powerful I…
South Sudan hit by clashes for second day, death toll at least 26
JUBA (Reuters) – Clashes broke out again in the South Sudanese capital Juba on Tuesday, a day after President Salva Kiir said security forces had put down an attempted coup by supporters of his former deputy.
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 offer his services as an emergency doctor has died in jail, his family said on Tuesday.
Israel sends 150 protesting African runaways back to jail
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli police on Tuesday sent back to custody about 150 African migrants who had abandoned a desert detention center in protest against a new law allowing them to be kept there indefinitely.
Six U.S. soldiers killed in helicopter crash in Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) – Six U.S. soldiers were killed in a helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, NATO said, the largest death toll in a single incident to hit the international force in months.
Car explodes near Hezbollah base in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley
BEIRUT (Reuters) – An explosives-laden car blew up on Tuesday in a remote region of the Bekaa Valley controlled by Lebanon’s Shi’ite Hezbollah movement, killing the driver and wounding at least two people who were pursuing the vehicle, security sources…
Pirates abduct Greek, Ukrainian from ship off Nigeria
ATHENS/ABUJA (Reuters) – Pirates have attacked an oil products tanker off the coast of Nigeria and kidnapped its Ukrainian captain and a Greek engineer, Greek coast guard officials said on Tuesday.
Pakistan says no to military action against Taliban
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan ruled out military action against the Taliban on Tuesday and promised to pursue peace only through talks, but the insurgents immediately rejected its call for negotiations.
Russia plans new ICBM to replace Cold War ‘Satan’ missile
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia will begin deploying a new type of long-range missile in 2018 to replace a Cold War standby known in the West as “Satan”, a military commander said on Tuesday in a signal to the United States that Moscow is improving its nucle…
Indian parliament approves landmark anti-graft bill as elections near
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – – India’s parliament voted on Tuesday for the appointment of a powerful anti-graft ombudsman to investigate wrongdoing in government, ending years of dithering, as public anger has mounted over a string of corruption scandals.
