Tunisia union offers plan to end political crisis
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s powerful labor union proposed a timetable on Tuesday to end the country’s political deadlock, calling for the Islamist-led government to step down in three weeks and make way for a caretaker administration to oversee electio…
Sudan says seeking U.S. visa for wanted President Bashir
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan said on Tuesday it had applied for a U.S. visa to let its president travel to the U.N. General Assembly in New York, despite international arrest warrants against him over charges of masterminding war crimes in Darfur.
Pakistan yet to decide details on freeing former Taliban No. 2
ANKARA (Reuters) – Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif reiterated on Tuesday his country will free former Afghan Taliban No. 2, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, but that details of his release would be determined after he returned to Pakistan later this w…
Bahrain opposition leader accused of inciting ‘terror’
DUBAI (Reuters) – A senior Bahraini opposition politician was summoned by police on Tuesday on charges of inciting “acts of terror”, in a move that could complicate efforts to end political turmoil in the strategically vital Gulf Arab kingdom.
EU team to investigate Gibraltar dispute next week
LONDON (Reuters) – The European Union will send a team to investigate the border dispute between Spain and Gibraltar next week, Britain’s Foreign Office said on Tuesday.
Detainees kill Frenchman in Egypt police custody: security sources
CAIRO (Reuters) – A French citizen was beaten to death by fellow detainees while in Egyptian police custody after he had been arrested for breaking a curfew, Egyptian security sources said on Tuesday.
‘Toast rack’ skyscraper planned for London
LONDON (Reuters) – London’s eclectic skyline already boasts the Gherkin and the Cheesegrater, and now it could be joined by a skyscraper that looks like a toast rack.
U.N. must revamp plan to protect Congo civilians: document
KINSHASA (Reuters) – The U.N. peacekeeping force in Democratic Republic of Congo must revamp its strategy for protecting civilians, because existing tactics were having little lasting effect, according to an internal mission document seen by Reuters on…
West lobbies U.N. nuclear meeting to reject Arab push on Israel
VIENNA (Reuters) – The United States said on Tuesday an Arab push to single out Israel for criticism over its assumed nuclear arsenal would hurt diplomatic efforts to ban weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East.
Merkel turns tough on ally in countdown to German vote
MAGDEBURG/BERLIN (Reuters) – Angela Merkel warned cheering supporters in the eastern city of Magdeburg on Tuesday not to split their vote to save her Free Democratic (FDP) coalition partners, in a sign of raw nerves ahead of a tightly-contested German …
