Army chief Sisi in focus as Egyptians vote on constitution
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptians voted on Tuesday for the first time since the military deposed president Mohamed Mursi on a draft constitution that may set the stage for a presidential bid by army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
Briton jailed 27 years for Florida murders seeks to reopen case
MIAMI (Reuters) – Lawyers for a British man convicted in Florida for a 1986 double homicide sought to reopen the case on Tuesday, claiming that three Colombian drug traffickers were the real killers.
Israel minister apologizes to Kerry over scorn for peace drive
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s hawkish defense minister apologized to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday after a newspaper quoted him scorning the diplomat’s quest for Israeli-Palestinian peace as messianic and obsessive.
Briton jailed 27 years for Florida murders seeks to reopen case
MIAMI (Reuters) – Lawyers for a British man convicted in Florida for a 1986 double homicide sought to reopen the case on Tuesday, claiming that three Colombian drug traffickers were the real killers.
Mexico vigilantes refuse to lay down arms in troubled state
APATZINGAN, Mexico (Reuters) – Vigilante groups battling a powerful drug cartel in a troubled region of Mexico on Tuesday rejected a government call to lay down their arms, raising the risk of a serious security challenge to President Enrique Pena Niet…
Russia denies visa to U.S. journalist critical of Putin
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has barred a U.S. journalist critical of President Vladimir Putin from the country for five years, in a move that could upset relations with the United States and has echoes of the Cold War.
Scores fleeing South Sudan fighting drown in Nile: officials
JUBA (Reuters) – Scores of South Sudanese drowned when a packed ferry capsized in the White Nile near the capital of an oil-producing region where government forces and rebels have fought for control, officials said on Tuesday.
Panama canal threatens to take over key expansion project
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – The Panama Canal Authority (PCA) said on Tuesday it might take over a key part of the waterway’s expansion if the consortium in charge of the project makes good on a threat to suspend work.
Myanmar still using rape as weapon of war: women’s group
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A women’s group says that Myanmar’s military is still using rape as a weapon of war, with more than 100 women and girls raped by the army since a 2010 election brought about a nominally civilian government that has pursued rappro…
Iraq violence kills 24, militants stage big attacks near Falluja
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Sunni Muslim militants staged coordinated attacks near the western Iraqi city of Falluja on Tuesday, destroying two army tanks and capturing a police station, police said.
