Italy partial tax amnesty put on back-burner in parliament
ROME (Reuters) – Italian lawmakers have put the brakes on a plan to fast-track a partial amnesty for tax dodgers with assets stashed abroad after they expressed concern the cost and bureaucracy could discourage people from owning up, a government offic…
South Africa raps Shell for not refueling Iran speaker’s jet
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – South Africa criticized Royal Dutch Shell’s local unit on Tuesday for not refueling a jet carrying the visiting speaker of Iran’s parliament, saying the action was an “embarrassment” to the government.
Israeli air strike kills three Gaza militants: Islamic Jihad
GAZA (Reuters) – An Israeli air strike on Tuesday killed three Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip, the Islamic Jihad group said.
World Bank to provide Ukraine up to $3 billion this year
(This March 10 story was corrected in the second paragraph to show $2 billion will be submitted for board approval, not disbursed)
Romanian MPs block corruption investigation of ex-finance minister
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romania’s lower house of parliament on Tuesday overwhelmingly voted to block an investigation by state prosecutors of former Finance Minister Daniel Chitoiu who they suspect abused his power to further the interests of a private i…
Libyan PM Zeidan has lost confidence vote in parliament: spokesman
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan on Tuesday lost a confidence vote in parliament and will be replaced temporarily by the defense minister, parliament’s spokesman Omar Hmeidan said.
Bomb wounds two policemen in Bahraini village: interior ministry
DUBAI (Reuters) – A homemade bomb exploded in a Shi’ite Muslim village in Bahrain on Tuesday, wounding two policemen, the interior ministry said, nine days after another blast in the Gulf Arab kingdom killed three security men.
A year on, Pope Francis faces challenges meeting reform hopes
(Reuters) – In the year since his surprise election, Pope Francis has raised so many hopes of imminent changes in Church teaching that managing all those expectations is going to be a challenge.
Israel says regrets killing of Jordanian judge
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Looking to prevent a diplomatic crisis with Jordan, Israel expressed its regret on Tuesday over the death of a Jordanian judge, who was shot by Israeli soldiers after an altercation at a border crossing.
India’s Rahul Gandhi compares opposition PM candidate to Hitler
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Rahul Gandhi, the heir to the dynasty that leads India’s ruling party, on Tuesday compared opposition leader Narendra Modi to Adolf Hitler – his sharpest attack yet on a rival who is forecast to beat him in an upcoming general ele…
