Japan’s ex-PM Koizumi urges Abe to abandon nuclear power
TOKYO (Reuters) – Former Japanese premier Junichiro Koizumi on Tuesday urged his old deputy, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, to abandon nuclear power, adding to pressure on the government to re-consider its position on unpopular atomic energy.
Japan readies additional $30 billion for Fukushima clean-up: sources
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s government is finalizing plans to borrow an additional 3 trillion yen ($30 billion) to pay for compensating Fukushima evacuees and cleaning up the area outside the wrecked nuclear plant, said people with knowledge of the situa…
Congo blames mediator Uganda for collapse of rebel talks
KINSHASA (Reuters) – The Congolese government delegation has left Ugandan-hosted talks with M23 rebels after the two sides failed to agree on the wording of a document due to officially end the insurgency.
Lebanese pro-Hezbollah cleric killed in drive-by shooting
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Gunmen on a motorcycle shot and killed a Lebanese Sunni Muslim cleric who supported the Shi’ite militant Hezbollah group in the northern city of Tripoli on Tuesday, security sources said.
One killed after Tunisia police, Islamist militants clash
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian police killed an Islamist militant and wounded two others on Tuesday, the Interior Ministry said, after clashes in a southern city close to the border with Libya, where authorities say Tunisian militants are being trained and…
Twenty nine dead in South Africa truck, bus smash
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Twenty nine people died and several others were injured after a bus collided with a truck in South Africa, the government said on Tuesday.
Russia demands Poland apology over embassy violence
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia demanded an apology from Poland on Tuesday after far-right rioters threw firecrackers at the Russian embassy in Warsaw, reviving tension between countries that have long been at odds.
Yemen sentences nine to jail for arms smuggling
ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) – A Yemeni court handed down jail sentences of between one and 10 years each to nine Yemenis on Tuesday for their involvement in the smuggling of weapons aboard a ship, judicial sources said.
Russia demands Poland apologize for violence against embassy
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia demanded an apology from Poland on Tuesday after far-right rioters threw firecrackers at the Russian embassy in Warsaw and urged the Polish government to protect Russian diplomatic buildings.
Torture claims cast shadow over Sri Lanka’s Commonwealth summit
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Allegations that ethnic minority Tamils in Sri Lanka are being subjected to abuses four years after the army won a civil war against separatist rebels have put pressure on the government as it prepares to host a Commonwealth summit….
