Spain no country for judges, says graft case magistrate
MADRID (Reuters) – Eight months ago Spanish examining magistrate Elpidio Jose Silva was investigating a sensational corruption case that briefly landed politically connected former bank boss Miguel Blesa in jail.
Tunisia Islamists set to resign after deal on election commission
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s ruling Islamists are preparing to resign in the next few days to make way for a caretaker cabinet once government and opposition parties agree on the makeup of an electoral commission, mediators said on Tuesday.
Former Miss Venezuela shot dead
CARACAS (Reuters) – Assailants shot dead a former Miss Venezuela and her ex-husband in the latest high-profile case of violent crime in the South American nation, authorities said on Tuesday.
Syrian Qaeda branch urges truce to halt rebel infighting
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The head of an al Qaeda-linked rebel group in Syria called on Tuesday for a ceasefire between opposition factions who have clashed for five days in the bloodiest bout of infighting since the revolt against President Bashar al-Assad b…
Syria rebels kill 34 foreign fighters in northwest: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian rebels have killed 34 foreign fighters from al Qaeda-linked groups in the northwest of the country over the last three days, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Tuesday.
Tribes attack Yemen pipeline twice in two days
ADEN (Reuters) – Tribesmen in the eastern Yemen province of Hadramawt have blown up an oil pipeline for the second time in two days, disrupting an important source of revenue for the impoverished state.
Syrians have decided Assad should run in elections: minister
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria’s Information Minister said on Tuesday the Syrian people have decided President Bashar al-Assad should be nominated for another term and would pressure him to stand in elections this year.
Egypt balloon crash likely caused by fuel leak: report
CAIRO (Reuters) – A hot air balloon crash that killed 19 people, most of them foreign tourists, in the Egyptian town of Luxor last year was probably caused by a fuel leak, according to an Egyptian government report published on Tuesday.
Gunmen shoot dead Yemeni colonel in Aden
ADEN (Reuters) – Gunmen shot dead an army colonel and a car bomb injured a senior intelligence officer in Yemen’s main port city of Aden on Tuesday, a security official said.
Pope set to name cardinals to reflect his vision of the Church
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis is set to make the most important decisions of his young papacy in the next few weeks by naming new cardinals – the “princes of the Church” who will help him set its future course and one day elect his successor fr…
