Burundi president appoints ministers to end crisis, rivals reject move
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – Burundi’s president appointed three ministers from his junior coalition partner in a bid to end a political crisis on Tuesday, but a rival group in the party rejected the candidates and said it no longer considered itself part of …
Amid chaotic scenes, India’s lower house votes for new state
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s lower house passed a contentious proposal to split Andhra Pradesh and create the new state of Telangana on Tuesday amid chaotic scenes and uproar in parliament from opponents of the bill.
Armed guards force six-hour airport closure in Libya’s Benghazi
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Security guards forced Benghazi airport in eastern Libya to close for six hours on Tuesday to demand back wages as well as an investigation into the crash of a helicopter which took off from the airport last week, officials …
Merkel urges patience with Swiss after immigration vote
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned on Tuesday against rushing to retaliate against Switzerland for its vote to curb immigration, saying Europe’s own interests were best served by waiting to see how the Swiss implement the referen…
Nine dead, 14 troops seized after south Yemen clash
ADEN (Reuters) – Nine people were killed and 14 soldiers kidnapped on Tuesday after a clash between gunmen and Yemeni troops in the southern city of Dalea, a separatist stronghold, local residents and the defense ministry 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.
Pussy Riot members detained by police in Sochi
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Pussy Riot protest band members Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova said they were detained on suspicion of theft in the Winter Olympics host city of Sochi on Tuesday, less than two months after their release from priso…
U.S. opposes supply of shoulder-fired missiles to Syria rebels
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is opposed to the supply of shoulder-fired missiles, capable of taking down warplanes, to rebel forces in Syria, a senior Obama administration official said on Tuesday.
Egypt charges two ‘Israeli agents’, two Egyptians with spying
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s public prosecutor charged on Tuesday two men it said were Israeli intelligence agents and two Egyptians with conspiring in Israel’s interests, according to a statement from the prosecutor’s office.
Chad says U.N. force needed to stabilize Central African Republic
N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – Chad’s President Idriss Deby has called for the creation of a U.N. peacekeeping mission to contain violence in Central African Republic, the first time the region’s military heavyweight has publicly sought U.N. intervention.
