Merkel expects parliament to clear up open scandal questions
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday she is confident that parliament will clear up open questions in the case of Social Democrat (SPD) lawmaker Sebastian Edathy, who is at the core of a scandal that led to the fall of a conserva…
Secretary of State Kerry makes unannounced visit to Tunisia
TUNIS (Reuters) – Secretary of State John Kerry made an unannounced visit to Tunisia on Tuesday to support democratic progress in the country where the “Arab Spring” began, but which still faces violence from Islamist militants.
Merkel says Swiss challenge is to stay close to EU after vote
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday she regretted the results of a Swiss referendum in favor of immigration curbs and said the challenge now was for Switzerland to implement the results while maintaining close ties to the…
Armed guards force airport closure in eastern Libya’s Benghazi
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Security guards forced Benghazi airport in eastern Libya to close on Tuesday, airport officials said, demanding months of unpaid wages as well as an investigation into a helicopter crash in the region last week.
World powers, Iran start talks on lasting nuclear settlement
VIENNA (Reuters) – Six world powers and Iran began talks in Vienna on Tuesday in pursuit of a final settlement on Tehran’s disputed nuclear program in the coming months despite warnings from both sides that a deal may prove impossible.
Egypt’s energy quagmire could sink Sisi
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s army chief, Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, won vast popularity by crushing the Muslim Brotherhood, but even a man seen by his followers as invincible may be unable to fix the mess in the politically sensitive energy secto…
Pakistan’s Musharraf finally makes it to court to face treason charges
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf arrived in court to face treason charges on Tuesday, a victory for the country’s increasingly assertive judiciary after months of delays.
Government retakes Alawite village in central Syria
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian government forces seized a village inhabited by President Bashar al-Assad’s minority community from Islamist fighters in a central province on Tuesday, state media said.
India court commutes Gandhi killers’ death sentences to life
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s Supreme Court commuted death sentences on three men for involvement in the killing of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi to life imprisonment on Tuesday because of an 11-year delay in deciding on their petitions for mercy….
South Sudan rebels say seize oil-producing state capital
JUBA (Reuters) – South Sudanese rebels said they had taken control of the capital of oil-producing Upper Nile state on Tuesday, in the first fighting in a major town since rebels and the government signed a ceasefire in January.
