U.N. envoy for Somalia calls for stepping up fight against al Shabaab
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations envoy for Somalia called on Tuesday for additional African troops to counter al Shabaab, which he said numbered some 5,000 people and posed an international threat.
Russia says talks with U.S. on Syria rocky, fears use of force
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Talks between Russia and the United States on the conflict in Syria are not going very smoothly and Moscow is concerned a chemical weapons deal may have only delayed U.S. military action, a senior Russian diplomat said on Tuesday.
South Africa’s AMCU to strike at Amplats over job cuts
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Members of South Africa’s Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) at Anglo American Platinum will hold a strike to protest job cuts, AMCU President Joseph Mathunjwa said on Tuesday.
Russia says hopes for U.N. agreement on Syria resolution this week
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia hopes the U.N. Security Council will reach agreement this week on a resolution supporting a deal for Syria to abandon its chemical weapons, but there is no guarantee, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Tuesday.
Israel bleak about U.S.-Iran rapprochement at U.N. summit
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel voiced concern on Tuesday over a potential meeting of the U.S. and Iranian presidents, saying Tehran’s conciliatory overtures to world powers masked an acceleration of its disputed nuclear program.
New U.S. envoy to Hong Kong vows to push for democracy
HONG KONG (Reuters) – The new U.S. envoy to Hong Kong insisted on Tuesday that Washington would not be silenced by China in calling for democracy in the global financial hub, vowing to continue speaking out for core rights and freedoms.
Russia says chemical inspectors to return to Syria on Wednesday
MOSCOW (Reuters) – U.N. chemical weapons investigators are expected to return to Syria on Wednesday to continue investigating allegations of chemical weapons use there, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Tuesday.
UK source says possible that London bomber’s widow involved in Nairobi attack
LONDON (Reuters) – A British security source said on Tuesday it was a possibility that the widow of a suicide bomber who attacked London in 2005 was involved in the siege of a Nairobi shopping mall where Islamist fighters killed at least 62 people.
Somali militant group says hostages in Kenya mall alive
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Somalia’s al Shabaab Islamist militant group said on Tuesday its militants were still holding out in a Kenyan shopping center they attacked over the weekend, and said hostages they held in the Westgate mall in Nairobi were still ali…
Slovenian PM says will ask for vote of confidence: TV interview
LJUBLJANA (Reuters) – The center-left prime minister of Slovenia, which is struggling to avoid a bailout, said she will ask for a confidence vote in parliament later this year, linking it to the vote on 2014 budget.
