Egyptian army chief calls for quick political transition
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi called on Tuesday for a quick political transition to restore stability to the country.
Czech court clears truckmaker’s former U.S. chief of bribery
PRAGUE (Reuters) – A Czech court on Tuesday cleared the former American boss of truckmaker Tatra of corruption charges related to offering bribes to win army contracts.
Iran studies fuel price rises under sanctions pressure
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran is preparing a politically risky increase in domestic fuel prices, trying to lighten the burden of multi-billion dollar subsidies on an economy severely damaged by Western sanctions.
Analysis: Bachelet, ahead in Chile polls, eyes LNG to keep lights on
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Michelle Bachelet, expected to easily win Chile’s presidential election this year, will likely make liquefied natural gas the backbone of her energy policy over the next four years to ease a mounting power crunch in the crucial min…
Russia doubts mid-November date for Syria peace talks
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia expressed doubt on Tuesday that Western nations can persuade Syrian opposition representatives to take part in an international peace conference in time for it to take place in mid-November.
Pistorius hires U.S. forensics experts for help in murder trial
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Olympic and Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has enlisted the help of U.S. forensics experts as he prepares for a murder trial which is due to start in March next year, his spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
Greek Golden Dawn MPs before judge, call charges ‘fairy tale’
ATHENS (Reuters) – Four lawmakers of Greece’s far-right Golden Dawn party were hustled into a court building before cheering supporters on Tuesday to respond to charges of belonging to a criminal group after the killing of an anti-racism rapper by a pa…
Iraq violence kills nearly 900 in September, gunmen storm police station
TIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters) – Nearly 900 civilians were killed across Iraq in September as sectarian violence worsened, raising the death toll for 2013 to more than last year’s total, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
Kurdish rebels, politicians say Turkish reforms not aimed at peace
ANKARA (Reuters) – Kurdish militants and politicians dismissed on Tuesday a set of political reforms proposed by Turkey’s ruling AK Party, saying they were not meant to end a 29-year conflict with the state and that the insurgents would present their r…
Iran president’s phone call with Obama stirs hardline suspicions
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s historic phone call with U.S. President Barack Obama is likely to provoke resistance from powerful hardliners in the Islamic Republic who have built their support on enmity with the West.
