Erdogan closer to Turkish presidency with allies’ public backing
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, accused of authoritarian rule at demonstrations in June, has taken a step towards what he hopes will be a stronger executive presidency after two senior politicians publicly backed him for the p…
G20 foreign minister to attend Russia summit to discuss Syria
PARIS (Reuters) – Foreign ministers from key G20 member states will convene on the sidelines of this week’s meeting in St Petersburg to discuss Syria, France said on Tuesday.
Obama invites Russian rights activists to meeting alongside G20 summit
MOSCOW (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama invited Russian human rights activists to meet him later this week, their groups said on Tuesday, a few weeks after snubbing Russian President Vladimir Putin amid spiraling disputes over human rights and s…
Explosion on Turkey-Syria border kills six: Turkish media
ANKARA (Reuters) – An explosion on the border between Turkey’s southern province of Hatay and Syria killed six people on Tuesday, Turkish media said, but there were conflicting reports about the cause and exact location of the blast.
Germany hopes to charge 30 former Auschwitz guards
LUDWIGSBURG, Germany (Reuters) – German justice officials called on Tuesday for 30 former Nazi guards to face prosecution for their role in facilitating mass murder at the Auschwitz death camp during World War Two.
In Mideast, view of U.S. as hesitant superpower sharpens
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The world’s most powerful man decides to threaten Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
‘Clever’ Merkel promises to shield Germany from rivals’ taxes
BERLIN (Reuters) – Angela Merkel urged Germans on Tuesday to re-elect her “clever” government, saying it would shield their businesses and jobs from tax hikes by the center-left.
Sudan will continue to allow passage of South Sudan’s oil exports
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan will continue to allow South Sudan to export its oil through northern pipelines and Port Sudan port, President Omar Hassan al-Bashir said on Tuesday.
Hamas says Egyptian military building buffer zone with Gaza
GAZA (Reuters) – Egyptian security forces have destroyed some 20 houses along the border with Gaza, local residents said on Tuesday, in what the Palestinian enclave’s Islamist Hamas rulers fear is an effort to build a buffer zone to isolate them.
Egypt jails 11 Islamists for life for attacking army
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian military court sentenced 11 supporters of deposed Islamist President Mohamed Mursi to life imprisonment on Tuesday on charges of attacking the army, a military source said.
