Azeri leader cracking down on foes before poll: rights group
TBILISI (Reuters) – Azerbaijan has arrested dozens of President Ilham Aliyev’s opponents in a pre-election crackdown that has more than doubled the number of political prisoners in the former Soviet republic, a rights watchdog said on Tuesday.
In move to transparency, Vatican bank issues first report
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The Vatican bank, dogged for decades by scandals and opaque dealings, published the first annual report in its 125-year history on Tuesday.
ICC unveils arrest warrant for Ivory Coast politician Ble Goude
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Judges at the International Criminal Court on Tuesday unsealed a warrant for the arrest of Charles Ble Goude who is accused of working with former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo to orchestrate a wave of post-election violence.
Bulgarians divided on Socialist-led government
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgarians are divided on the performance of their four-month-old Socialist coalition government, which faces frequent protests and holds a shaky majority in parliament, a new poll by Gallup International showed on Tuesday.
Australian tycoon Rinehart wants to end family feud to focus on business
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian mining magnate Gina Rinehart, one of the world’s richest women, wants to relinquish control over a $4 billion family trust, after several years of legal wrangling with her children over who gets what and when.
President pledges national dialogue to heal ‘divided’ Nigeria
LAGOS (Reuters) – Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday promised a national dialogue to heal what he said was an ethnically and religiously divided nation, and urged his compatriots to unite against extremism to avoid the fate of Syria.
Afghan neighbor Tajikistan ratifies base deal with Russia
DUSHANBE (Reuters) – Tajikistan’s parliament ratified a deal with Russia on Tuesday to extend by three decades Moscow’s military presence in the volatile Central Asian nation, which may face new security threats after NATO troops leave neighbouring Afg…
Bangladesh sentences 7th opposition lawmaker to death for war crimes
DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh’s war crimes tribunal sentenced a senior opposition leader to death on Tuesday in the seventh such verdict by the body set up to probe abuses during the country’s bloody struggle for independence.
Mining magnate edges closer to winning seat in Australia poll
CANBERRA (Reuters) – Australian mining entrepreneur Clive Palmer on Tuesday edged closer to winning a seat in the national parliament, where his start-up Palmer United Party could pose major problems for new conservative Prime Minister Tony Abbott.
China ex-security chief’s public appearance throws doubt on graft reports
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s former domestic security chief was all smiles as he attended an alumni celebration at his former university on Tuesday, his first public appearance since overseas media reported that he was being investigated for corruption….
