Tunisia approves new constitution, appoints government
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s national assembly approved the country’s new constitution on Sunday in one of the final steps to full democracy three years after protests erupted into an uprising that toppled autocrat Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali.
Italy minister resigns, adding to headaches for government
ROME (Reuters) – Italian Agriculture Minister Nunzia De Girolamo resigned on Sunday, following heavy criticism after she was caught on tape discussing public contracts, adding a further complication to Prime Minister Enrico Letta’s fragile coalition.
U.S. carries out air strike in Somalia targeting militant suspect
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military carried out a missile strike in Somalia on Sunday targeting a suspected militant leader with ties to al Qaeda and al Shabaab, a U.S. military official told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Netanyahu would let Israeli settlers live in future Palestine: report
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will insist that Jewish settlers in the West Bank have a right to remain under Palestinian rule in any future peace deal, a government official was quoted as saying on Sunday.
Syria talks bring offer of exit from siege of Homs
GENEVA (Reuters) – The Syrian government said women and children could leave the besieged rebel city of Homs on Sunday as negotiators from the warring sides discussed humanitarian gestures on a second day of face-to-face talks in Geneva.
Libya says five kidnapped Egyptian diplomats freed
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Five Egyptian diplomats kidnapped in Tripoli in retaliation for Egypt’s arrest of a Libyan militia commander have been freed, Libyan Deputy Foreign Minister Abdul Razak Al-Grady said on Sunday.
Pirates hijacked tanker off Angola, stole cargo: owners
LISBON/ATHENS (Reuters) – The Greek owners of an oil tanker that vanished off the Angolan coast on January 18 said on Sunday that pirates had hijacked the vessel and stolen a large quantity of cargo, contradicting the Angolan navy’s denial that such an…
Thai anti-government protester killed, adds to doubts over election
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A Thai anti-government protest leader was shot and killed in Bangkok on Sunday when violence erupted as demonstrators blocked early voting in many areas of the capital ahead of a disputed election next week.
Iraqi planes, artillery strike rebel-held Falluja
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi government forces battling al Qaeda-linked militants intensified air strikes and artillery fire on the rebel-held city of Falluja on Sunday, and at least seven people were killed, according to hospital officials and tribal lea…
Egypt calls early presidential election as violence spreads
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt will hold a presidential vote before parliamentary polls, President Adly Mansour said on Sunday, in a change to a political roadmap that could pave the way for the swift election of army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
