Dutch diplomat beaten in Moscow by unknown assailants
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Dutch diplomat was beaten by unknown assailants in Moscow on Tuesday, a week after President Vladimir Putin demanded an apology for a Russian diplomat’s alleged beating in the Netherlands, Russian news agencies reported.
EU states urged to cooperate on drones, cyber defense
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union states should work together in four areas of defense technology, including developing drones, the bloc’s foreign policy chief said in a report on Tuesday.
Canada not doing enough to tackle problems of aboriginal people: U.N.
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada is not doing enough to tackle the social and economic ills facing its large aboriginal population, which is beset by poverty, poor housing and high unemployment, a United Nations official said on Tuesday.
Syrian fighters battle on, ignoring Muslim holiday
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian air force jets and helicopters bombed rebel-held districts across the country on Tuesday, the first day of the Muslim festival of Eid al Adha, and rebel fighters fired rockets into the heart of Damascus.
BMW family donation to Merkel’s party stokes lobbying row
BERLIN (Reuters) – German opposition parties on Tuesday accused Angela Merkel of pandering to the car lobby, after her conservatives received major donations from the family that controls BMW, just as Berlin was lobbying against tougher EU caps on carb…
Putin foe Navalny faces prison if appeal is rejected
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Convicted at a trial he describes as Vladimir Putin’s revenge for his political challenge, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny faces five years in prison if his appeal against a theft conviction is rejected on Wednesday.
Russian police detain killing suspect after race riot
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian police detained hundreds of nationalist youths on Tuesday who gathered to protest over the killing of an ethnic Russian in southern Moscow, hours after authorities arrested a migrant laborer suspected of the slaying.
Amanda Knox says she is paying for Italian police mistakes
ROME (Reuters) – Amanda Knox, the American student facing retrial for the murder of her British roommate in 2007, said on Tuesday she was paying for Italian police errors but was confident the court reviewing the case would find her innocent.
Lebanese TV shows footage of abducted Turkish pilots
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Two Turkish pilots abducted in Beirut two months ago appeared in a video broadcast by Lebanese television on Tuesday, saying they were both well and wanted to return home.
Gay candidate blazes new trail in Israel mayoral race
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – As a candidate to become the Middle East’s first openly gay mayor, Nitzan Horowitz is hoping his bid to run Israel’s famously liberal city of Tel Aviv will help homosexuals across a region where they are widely frowned upon.
