Family of slain Turkish-Armenian writer sees state-linked plot
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A retrial over the murder of a Turkish-Armenian journalist that triggered huge protest rallies in Turkey opened on Tuesday with demonstrators outside the court accusing authorities of covering up a conspiracy by nationalist element…
Syria says Western powers are forestalling peace talks
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria accused Western powers on Tuesday of trying to wreck prospects for a negotiated settlement to the country’s 2-1/2-year conflict by imposing preconditions on the peace process and supporting rebel fighters.
Russia Supreme Court chairman hurt in Ghana car crash
ACCRA (Reuters) – Russia’s Supreme Court chairman Vyacheslav Lebedev was in intensive care but in a stable condition in Ghana’s capital after being involved in a car accident on Monday, officials said on Tuesday.
U.N. inspectors’ report shows Assad government behind attack: France
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A report by U.N. inspectors who investigated an August 21 chemical weapons attack in Syria leaves no doubt about the responsibility of President Bashar al-Assad’s government, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Tuesday.
Fire on Russian sub injured 15: investigators
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Fifteen seamen were in hospital on Tuesday after a fire on a Russian nuclear submarine, federal investigators said, contradicting earlier reports that nobody was hurt in Monday’s blaze.
Philippine army says Muslim rebels fleeing southern city
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Reuters) – Philippine forces freed scores of civilian hostages on Tuesday as fighting subsided in a port city where hundreds of rogue Muslim guerrillas have been battling for more than a week.
Fugitive Snowden in running for European rights prize
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Fugitive U.S. intelligence analyst Edward Snowden is in the running for a European human rights prize whose past winners include Nelson Mandela and Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Austrian poacher shoots three, takes police hostage
VIENNA (Reuters) – A suspected game poacher in Austria shot two policeman and a paramedic after they tried to arrest him in woodland, police said on Tuesday.
Effort to rebuild Yemen snags on row over restive south
SANAA (Reuters) – Wrangling over demands by southern secessionists is holding up efforts at Yemen’s most important political gathering in decades to tame the country’s multiple conflicts and repair the oil-dependent economy.
Hungary backtracks on contested reforms after EU pressure
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s parliament has approved changes to the constitution, removing restrictions on political media campaigns ahead of next year’s election and backtracking on other legal aspects the European Union has said may conflict with i…
