Dogged by dissent, Israel frees 26 Palestinian prisoners
OFER PRISON, West Bank (Reuters) – Israel freed 26 Palestinian prisoners on Wednesday, the second stage of a limited amnesty designed to help U.S.-sponsored peace talks that have been dogged by divisions on both sides.
About 10 migrants die, 50 missing in failed Sahara crossing
NIAMEY (Reuters) – Around 10 migrants from Niger have died of thirst and 50 are missing after one of the vehicles they were travelling in broke down in the Sahara, the governor of the Niger’s northern region of Agadez said on Tuesday.
Afghans tried to court Pakistani militant seized by U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. apprehension of a Pakistani Taliban commander last month came during a failed attempt by Afghan officials to form an alliance with his militant group, a Western official said on Tuesday, confirming some details in a New …
China suspects Tiananmen crash a suicide attack, sources say
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese authorities investigating what could be Beijing’s first major suicide attack searched on Tuesday for two men from Muslim-dominated Xinjiang after three people suspected to be from the restive region drove an SUV into a crowd…
India’s ‘Common Man’ aims to sweep out the grand old parties
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – An upstart political party forged in the crucible of an anti-corruption movement that swept India two years ago was long dismissed as irrelevant and slightly eccentric.
Damascus, rebels coordinate to let 1,800 civilians flee siege
DAMASCUS (Reuters) – A rare moment of coordination between the Syrian government and rebels enabled 1,800 civilians to flee a besieged town on the edge of Damascus on Tuesday, but thousands remain trapped with little food, water or medicine.
Italian Senate committee delays decision on Berlusconi vote
ROME (Reuters) – An Italian Senate Committee on Tuesday postponed a decision on whether a vote to expel former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi from the upper house should be secret, further delaying the moment when his political fate will be sealed.
Central African Republic chaotic, half population need help, U.N. says
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council gave the go-ahead on Tuesday for troops to be sent to Central African Republic to protect a U.N. political mission in the virtually lawless country where a senior aid official said half the populatio…
Four French hostages kidnapped in Niger freed
NIAMEY/PARIS (Reuters) – Four French hostages kidnapped in Niger by al Qaeda’s north African wing have been released following secret talks with officials from the West African country, ending three years in captivity.
Bachelet may win Chile election in first round, poll shows
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Center-left former President Michelle Bachelet holds a huge lead in Chile’s presidential election this year and may attract enough support to win outright in the first round, a key poll showed on Tuesday.
