Panama canal threatens to take over key expansion project
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – The Panama Canal Authority (PCA) said on Tuesday it might take over a key part of the waterway’s expansion if the consortium in charge of the project makes good on a threat to suspend work.
Myanmar still using rape as weapon of war: women’s group
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A women’s group says that Myanmar’s military is still using rape as a weapon of war, with more than 100 women and girls raped by the army since a 2010 election brought about a nominally civilian government that has pursued rappro…
Iraq violence kills 24, militants stage big attacks near Falluja
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Sunni Muslim militants staged coordinated attacks near the western Iraqi city of Falluja on Tuesday, destroying two army tanks and capturing a police station, police said.
Syrian government forces advance as rebel infighting rages
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian government has retaken territory around the northern city of Aleppo, the military said on Tuesday, after two weeks of rebel infighting that has weakened the insurgency against President Bashar al-Assad.
Hollande stonewalls on private life to make reform pitch
PARIS (Reuters) – President Francois Hollande brushed away questions about an alleged affair with an actress on Tuesday and unveiled moves to ease company taxes, cut labor charges and trim France’s high public spending to revive a stagnant economy.
Three years after uprising, Tunisians celebrate near-model transition
TUNIS (Reuters) – Thousands of Islamist and secular Tunisians marked the third anniversary of autocrat Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali’s downfall on Tuesday, celebrating in the closest the Arab world has to a model transition to democracy.
Militiamen briefly storm Libyan parliament to demand vote
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Former Libyan militia fighters stormed parliament on Tuesday and fired in the air to try to force assembly members to take a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Ali Zeidan.
Army chief Sisi in focus as Egyptians vote on constitution
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptians voted on Tuesday for the first time since the military deposed president Mohamed Mursi on a draft constitution that may set the stage for a presidential bid by army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
Mexico vigilantes refuse to lay down arms in troubled state
NUEVA ITALIA, Mexico (Reuters) – Vigilante groups battling a powerful drug cartel in a troubled region of Mexico on Tuesday rejected a government call to lay down their arms, raising the risk of an increased security headache for President Enrique Pena…
U.S. condemns Iran decision to put wreath on Hezbollah leader’s grave
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday condemned a decision by Iran’s foreign minister to place a wreath at the grave of a former Lebanese Hezbollah leader accused of perpetrating attacks that killed hundreds of people.
