Russia lays new theft charges against Putin foe Navalny
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian investigators announced new theft and money laundering charges against opposition politician Alexei Navalny on Tuesday, increasing pressure against one of President Vladimir Putin’s biggest domestic critics.
Spain launches legal inquiry into U.S. spying allegations
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s public prosecutor launched a preliminary inquiry on Tuesday into reports that U.S. intelligence has spied on million of its citizens.
U.N. inspectors hold ‘very productive’ nuclear talks with Iran
VIENNA (Reuters) – The U.N. nuclear watchdog and Iran held “very productive” talks this week on how to advance a long-blocked investigation into Iranian atomic activities and will meet again in Tehran next month, they said in a rare joint statement on …
Letter bomb sent to Northern Ireland minister
BELFAST (Reuters) – A letter bomb addressed to the British government’s minister for Northern Ireland has been found at the province’s administrative buildings and made safe, police and politicians said on Tuesday.
Egypt and Brotherhood should pursue reconciliation: minister
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s army-backed government and the Muslim Brotherhood should seek reconciliation because only an inclusive political process, not security crackdowns, can bring stability to the country, a senior minister said on Tuesday.
France must beat U.S. at economic intelligence: trade minister
PARIS (Reuters) – France must get better than the United States at economic intelligence rather than whining about U.S. phone tapping, which is no reason to suspend EU trade talks with Washington, its trade minister told Reuters on Tuesday.
Bulgaria to seek Roma girl’s return from Greece
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria said on Tuesday it would seek the return of a four-year-old girl found with a Roma family in Greece after DNA tests proved her natural parents were Bulgarian.
Kenya says some soldiers looted during Nairobi mall attack
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenyan soldiers sent to protect civilians looted shops while al Qaeda-linked militants killed scores of people during a siege at a Nairobi shopping mall last month, the army admitted on Tuesday.
Iraqi PM flies to U.S., seeking arms to fight militants
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki travelled to the United States on Tuesday to press for urgent help and arms to combat the worst upsurge of violence in years.
Russian Bolshoi dancer denies ordering acid attack as trial starts
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian dancer Pavel Dmitrichenko pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to ordering an acid attack that nearly blinded the Bolshoi ballet’s artistic director, and a jobless former convict accused of carrying it out told a court he had acted …
