Tanzania complains of being sidelined in east African bloc
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – Tanzania has complained to the five-nation East African Community that it is being sidelined in discussions on future integration by members Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda, highlighting strains in one of Africa’s main economic blocs…
Militias fight gun battles in Libyan capital Tripoli
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libyan militia fighters on the government payroll fought each other with rifles, grenades and anti-aircraft weapons on the streets of Tripoli on Tuesday in the worst clashes in the capital in weeks.
Iran, Israel attended Middle East nuclear meeting: diplomats
GENEVA (Reuters) – Iran, Israel and Arab states took part in a meeting two weeks ago about prospects for an international conference on banning nuclear weapons in the Middle East, diplomats said on Tuesday, a rare such gathering of regional adversaries…
Kerry: spying row shouldn’t cloud U.S.-EU trade talks
LASK, Poland (Reuters) – European concerns about alleged electronic eavesdropping by U.S. intelligence should not be allowed to cloud trade talks next week between the United States and the European Union, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tue…
U.N. halts work on Gaza projects due to Israeli building materials ban
GAZA (Reuters) – The U.N. said on Tuesday it had halted work on all but one of its 20 Gaza building projects as a result of an Israeli ban on importing building materials into the Palestinian enclave.
South African police fire rubber bullets at protest by new party
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African police fired rubber bullets on Tuesday to disperse a protest march organized by a firebrand new political party and arrested four people, highlighting tensions building ahead of general elections next year.
UAE begins trial of Egyptians, Emiratis over Brotherhood ties
DUBAI (Reuters) – Thirty Emiratis and Egyptians went on trial on Tuesday accused of setting up an illegal branch of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood in the United Arab Emirates.
Italian Senate to vote on Berlusconi expulsion on Nov 27
ROME (Reuters) – Italian Senators will vote on November 27 on whether to expel center-right leader Silvio Berlusconi from parliament over a conviction for tax fraud, officials said on Tuesday.
Serbia, Kosovo leaders to meet with EU after election violence
PRISTINA (Reuters) – Leaders of Serbia and Kosovo will meet in Brussels on Wednesday to discuss how to press ahead with a landmark accord to tackle Kosovo’s de facto ethnic partition after violence marred local elections in the Balkan country.
Dutch say Russian gay rights violations may warrant asylum
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Dutch foreign minister on Tuesday denounced Russia’s law banning homosexual “propaganda” among minors and said the violation of gay rights could be grounds for asylum in the Netherlands.
