Armed guards force airport closure in eastern Libya’s Benghazi
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Security guards forced Benghazi airport in eastern Libya to close on Tuesday, airport officials said, demanding months of unpaid wages as well as an investigation into a helicopter crash in the region last week.
World powers, Iran start talks on lasting nuclear settlement
VIENNA (Reuters) – Six world powers and Iran began talks in Vienna on Tuesday in pursuit of a final settlement on Tehran’s disputed nuclear program in the coming months despite warnings from both sides that a deal may prove impossible.
Egypt’s energy quagmire could sink Sisi
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s army chief, Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, won vast popularity by crushing the Muslim Brotherhood, but even a man seen by his followers as invincible may be unable to fix the mess in the politically sensitive energy secto…
Pakistan’s Musharraf finally makes it to court to face treason charges
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf arrived in court to face treason charges on Tuesday, a victory for the country’s increasingly assertive judiciary after months of delays.
Government retakes Alawite village in central Syria
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian government forces seized a village inhabited by President Bashar al-Assad’s minority community from Islamist fighters in a central province on Tuesday, state media said.
India court commutes Gandhi killers’ death sentences to life
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s Supreme Court commuted death sentences on three men for involvement in the killing of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi to life imprisonment on Tuesday because of an 11-year delay in deciding on their petitions for mercy….
South Sudan rebels say seize oil-producing state capital
JUBA (Reuters) – South Sudanese rebels said they had taken control of the capital of oil-producing Upper Nile state on Tuesday, in the first fighting in a major town since rebels and the government signed a ceasefire in January.
China rejects U.N. criticism in North Korea report, no comment on veto
BEIJING (Reuters) – China rejected what it said was “unreasonable criticism” of Beijing in a new U.N. report on human rights abuses in North Korea, but it would not be drawn on whether it would veto any proceedings in the Security Council to bring Pyon…
Second Japan snow storm leaves thousands stranded as toll rises to 23
TOKYO (Reuters) – Snow-choked roads cut off thousands on Tuesday as parts of Japan struggled to dig out from its second storm in a week, with the death toll rising to at least 23.
China says it cannot accept U.N. criticism on North Korea abuses
BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Tuesday that it cannot accept criticism from U.N. investigators following a report by the international agency that said Beijing might be “aiding and abetting crimes against humanity” by sending migrants and defectors …
