Contentious Turkish mosque project stirs sectarian unrest
ANKARA (Reuters) – Billed as a symbol of peace between two faiths, a new place of worship has turned a poor suburb of Ankara into a battleground and exposed wider sectarian tensions within Turkey.
Iran confirms exchange of letters with Obama
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that President Hassan Rouhani had exchanged letters with U.S. President Barack Obama, confirming direct communication between the leaders of the two countries.
UK lawmakers urge more clinical trial transparency
LONDON (Reuters) – The failure by drugmakers and researchers to publish results from all clinical trials – whether good or bad – is risking patient safety, British lawmakers said on Tuesday in a report that adds to pressure for more transparency.
Curfew imposed as Thai rubber protest drags on
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Protesters blocked a highway in southern Thailand for a second day on Tuesday in a bid to force the government to increase a subsidy for rubber farmers, even though a curfew was imposed in the area after clashes with riot police on …
Merkel coalition, combined opposition running neck-and-neck: poll
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right coalition and Germany’s combined opposition are running neck and neck, a poll showed on Tuesday, five days before a national election that will decide who steers Europe’s largest economy throug…
Family lawyers ejected from landmark China torture trial
BEIJING (Reuters) – Lawyers for the family of a Chinese man allegedly tortured to death during an internal Communist Party investigation were thrown out of the court on Tuesday at the start of the landmark, sensitive trial of six party officials accuse…
Japan wants to consider lowering nuclear dependence: trade minister
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s trade minister said on Tuesday the government would like to consider lowering the dependence on nuclear power two-and-a- half years after a massive earthquake and tsunami crippled the Fukushima plant in northeast Japan.
Nicaragua presses Colombia with new lawsuit in border dispute
MANAGUA (Reuters) – Nicaragua filed a new lawsuit against Colombia with the International Court of Justice on Monday, claiming territory that includes lucrative offshore oil fields and fishing waters in the Caribbean, the government said in a statement…
U.S. and Cuba talk about resuming direct mail service
HAVANA (Reuters) – The United States and Cuba concluded on Monday their second round of talks aimed at re-establishing direct mail service between the two countries after a 50-year ban, but left for later the most sensitive issue – Cuban planes landing…
Costa Concordia salvage nears final phase
GIGLIO, Italy (Reuters) – Salvage crews lifted the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise liner off a rock shelf on Monday as they worked deep into the night to complete one of the most difficult and expensive maritime salvage operations ever undertaken.
