Rebel governors leave Nigerian ruling party for opposition
ABUJA (Reuters) – Rebel governors who defected from Nigeria’s ruling party merged their splinter group with the main opposition party on Tuesday, eroding the power base President Goodluck Jonathan would need for re-election.
U.S. seeks Iran’s help in finding missing American
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday asked Iran for help in finding an American who has been missing there for more than six years, in a hint of the potential for a thaw between the two adversaries after a landmark deal on Tehran’s nucle…
Fifteen killed in car bomb in west Damascus
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Fifteen people were killed and more than 30 were wounded in a suicide bomb attack at a bus station in a suburb west of Damascus, state media said on Tuesday.
Ten Haitian migrants die, 100 cling to capsized ship in Bahamas
NASSAU, Bahamas (Reuters) – At least 10 Haitian migrants were killed and rescuers scrambled to save about 100 more who clung to the hull and mast of an overloaded wooden sloop that capsized in the Bahamas, the U.S. Coast Guard said on Tuesday.
Gunmen kill 37 in central Nigeria village raids
JOS, Nigeria (Reuters) – Gunmen opened fire on four villages in central Nigeria early on Tuesday, killing 37 people in the latest tit-for-tat violence in ethnically and religiously divided Plateau state.
Battle lines drawn as Scotland unveils independent future
GLASGOW, Scotland (Reuters) – The Scottish government unveiled its long-awaited vision for independence on Tuesday, promising Scots they could forge their own prosperity but keep the pound and the queen if they vote next year to end a 306-year-old unio…
Hardliners hold fire on Iran nuclear deal, but for how long?
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s nuclear negotiators returned home as heroes on Sunday, greeted by jubilant supporters after securing a deal with world powers over the country’s disputed atomic program.
Judges rule Kenyatta must attend Hague trial unless excused
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Kenya’s president must request a leave of absence whenever he is unable to attend a session of his trial at the International Criminal Court, judges said on Tuesday in a ruling likely to further strain the ICC’s relationship with …
Merkel, SPD narrow differences before final coalition push
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives and the center-left Social Democrats (SPD) narrowed differences on several contentious policy issues on Tuesday as marathon talks to hammer out agreement on a “grand coalition” got underway.
Putin says EU should not criticize Russia over Ukraine
TRIESTE, Italy (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday dismissed European Union criticism over Ukraine’s decision to suspend plans for a trade pact with the EU and denied Moscow had reached a deal to supply cheaper gas to Kiev.
