Russian dancer gets six years for Bolshoi acid attack
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian dancer Pavel Dmitrichenko was sentenced to six years in a high-security prison on Tuesday for ordering an acid attack that nearly blinded the artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet and tarnished the reputation of the renowne…
German states launch lonely bid to ban far-right NPD
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s 16 states launched a battle on Tuesday to ban the far-right National Democratic Party (NPD) after the federal government failed spectacularly a decade ago to outlaw a party its critics say shows an affinity for Hitler’s Naz…
Mexican Senate committees approve electoral reform
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican Senate committees on Tuesday passed an electoral reform demanded by the opposition, taking Congress a step closer to a bill to open up the oil and gas industry at the center of President Enrique Pena Nieto’s economic age…
Thai government defuses confrontation, protest leader says not over
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s government ordered police on Tuesday to stop confronting protesters demanding the resignation of the prime minister, raising hope that days of political violence may end, but the leader of the campaign said the fight woul…
North Korea’s Kim seen behind sacking of powerful uncle
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is believed to have dismissed a powerful uncle, a man key to his rise to power, from his posts, South Korean lawmakers said on Tuesday, a move that could help consolidate his power base with a younger g…
Attacks on Iraqi government complex, police kill 12
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Twelve people were killed in two separate attacks targeting a government complex and a police building in Iraq on Tuesday, police and medics said.
Netanyahu ally urges more cautious tone with U.S.
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should take the heat out of his row with U.S. President Barack Obama, his top coalition partner said on Tuesday, warning that the spat over Iran was not helping Israel.
Police officer feared Woolwich suspect would kill her, court hears
LONDON (Reuters) – A police officer who arrived shortly after a British soldier was hacked to death in broad daylight on a London street thought she too was going to be killed by one of the suspected murderers, the Old Bailey was told on Tuesday.
Perhaps one purge too many for power behind North Korean throne
SEOUL (Reuters) – The man considered the power behind the throne in secretive North Korea is believed to be out of a job, thanks to his nephew and leader Kim Jong Un, and it wasn’t immediately clear if this time he can find the way back.
U.N. falls short of feeding Syria’s hungry as winter bites
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations said on Tuesday it had delivered food to 3.4 million people in Syria in November, falling short again of its monthly target of 4 million as heavy fighting kept it from reaching hungry people in contested areas.
