Syria’s warring parties share ire over jovial photos of local truce
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Pictures of rebels and forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad laughing and shaking hands after a local ceasefire have sparked outrage on both sides, shocked at the outpouring of goodwill after three years of fierce bloodletting.
At least one dead in Guinea protests, Brazilian firm’s offices attacked
CONAKRY (Reuters) – At least one person was killed and six others injured in Guinea’s capital Conakry on Tuesday when protests against frequent power cuts turned violent and the offices of a Brazilian construction firm were attacked, witnesses said.
France, Germany rein in ambitions for joint cabinet meeting
PARIS (Reuters) – Angela Merkel dreams of a European communications network and Francois Hollande of an “energy Airbus” but talks between the German and French leaders on Wednesday will be far more modest in scope, officials said.
German court finds Rwanda mayor guilty of assisting genocide
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – A German court on Tuesday sentenced a Rwandan Hutu to 14 years in jail for his role in the genocide of Tutsis in Rwanda in 1994, ending Germany’s first trial related to the mass killings in central Africa.
Turkey’s Gul seen approving tighter control of Internet, courts
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s president has signaled he will approve new laws tightening controls over the courts and the Internet, bolstering embattled Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan but deepening concerns about free speech and the rule of law.
Four killed in Thai clashes; PM to face charges over rice scheme
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Gun battles erupted between Thai police and anti-government protesters in Bangkok on Tuesday and four people were killed and dozens wounded as authorities made their most determined effort yet to clear demonstrators from the streets…
Priest charged with child sex abuse in Dominican Republic, Poland
WARSAW (Reuters) – Polish prosecutors have charged a Catholic priest with four counts of sex abuse against children in his native Poland and in the Dominican Republic, where he was working in a rural parish, the prosecutor’s office said on Tuesday.
Germany’s Merkel convenes allies to restore confidence after scandal
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel aimed to restore public confidence in her governing coalition at a meeting of party chiefs on Tuesday to clear the air after a scandal that poisoned the atmosphere.
South Sudan rebels say capture oil-producing state capital
JUBA (Reuters) – South Sudanese rebels said they had seized control of the capital of oil-producing Upper Nile state on Tuesday, an assault that the government said breached a ceasefire and which casts doubt over planned peace talks.
Several injured when Montana-bound United flight hits turbulence
(Reuters) – Three flight attendants and a number of passengers were injured after a United Airlines flight encountered severe turbulence as it approached a Montana airport, an airline spokesman said on Tuesday.
