Turkey’s Gul lauds peaceful protests, condemns violence
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Peaceful anti-government protests that shook Turkey in the summer were a sign of the country’s democratic maturity but they took a wrong turn by becoming violent, President Abdullah Gul said on Tuesday.
Chinese dissident Chen to join conservative U.S. think tank
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Chen Guangcheng, the Chinese dissident and legal rights activist who accused New York University of forcing him to leave this summer because of alleged pressure from the Chinese government, will be joining The Witherspoon Institute…
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.
