China bristling, Spain seeks to limit its judges’ international rights powers
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s parliament will debate a bill on Tuesday to limit the power of judges to pursue international human rights cases, a day after Spanish arrest orders were issued for former Chinese officials accused of genocide in Tibet.
Russia decries U.N. draft on Syria aid, urges resolution on ‘terrorism’
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday a draft U.N. resolution on aid access in Syria was “detached from reality” and urged the West to refrain from what it called one-sided accusations against Damascus.
Abbas aide calls Kerry peace formula a recipe for failure
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – A top Palestinian official said on Tuesday a framework agreement being crafted by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to buttress troubled Israeli-Palestinian peace talks may be doomed to fail.
China, Taiwan agree to open offices after historic talks
BEIJING (Reuters) – China and Taiwan, at odds for more than six decades, agreed at historic talks on Tuesday to set up representative offices as early as possible, though sensitive political issues like a formal peace treaty were not up for discussion….
Italy parliament rejects bid to impeach President Napolitano
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s parliament on Tuesday rejected a bid by the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement to impeach President Giorgio Napolitano, but opposition lawmakers kept up their attacks on the 88-year-old head of state.
Secular Egyptian detainees complain of police torture
CAIRO (Reuters) – Secular activists arrested last month on the third anniversary of the revolt against Egyptian autocrat Hosni Mubarak say they have been tortured, some with electric shocks, relatives and lawyers who have seen them said.
Support for UK’s anti-EU party slips ahead of European vote: poll
LONDON (Reuters) – The UK Independence Party (UKIP) is set to come third behind Prime Minister David Cameron’s ruling Conservatives in European elections, a poll showed on Tuesday, suggesting support for the anti-European Union party could be waning.
China backs Sri Lanka over U.S. rights complaint
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Foreign Minister on Tuesday offered support for Sri Lanka after the United States said it would table a U.N. resolution against Colombo over its human rights record.
Bosnia unrest puts spotlight on broken peace accord
TUZLA/SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Enver Mehmedovic spends his days behind an iron gate, guarding the factory he used to work in from its owner.
Cyprus leaders determined to resume talks: U.N.
NICOSIA (Reuters) – Leaders of ethnically split Cyprus agreed to work towards a new system of power sharing on Tuesday, in a bid to end a bitter and long-running conflict frustrating Turkey’s hopes of joining the EU and complicating its relations with …
