Spain state rail officials face investigation after crash
MADRID (Reuters) – A judge investigating Spain’s worst train disaster in decades will question safety officials from state rail company Adif after finding basic precautions were not made, papers released on Tuesday showed.
Libyan interior minister resigns over ‘interference’
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s Interior Minister Mohammed Khalifa al-Sheikh stepped down on Sunday in protest against what he saw as interference in his work by the prime minister and parliament, a lawmaker said.
American al Qaeda militant urges attacks on U.S. diplomats
DUBAI (Reuters) – An American al Qaeda militant has called for more attacks on Western diplomats in the Arab world, praising the killers of the U.S. ambassador to Libya on September 11 last year, a U.S.-based monitoring group said on Sunday.
Polish capital moves closer to vote on dismissing mayor: reports
WARSAW (Reuters) – Opponents of Warsaw’s mayor have gathered the necessary signatures to trigger a referendum on removing her from office, Polish media reported on Tuesday, a development that could deal a serious blow to Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
Partner of Snowden reporter Greenwald begins legal action over UK detention
LONDON (Reuters) – David Miranda, the partner of a journalist who has written reports based on leaks by Edward Snowden, has begun legal action to stop the British authorities inspecting data they seized from him, his lawyer said on Tuesday.
Turkey’s Erdogan sees Israel’s hand in Egyptian overthrow
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan accused Israel on Tuesday of having a hand in the Egyptian military’s overthrow of president Mohamed Mursi, making comments likely to further undermine efforts to restore Ankara’s strained ties…
Coal ship breaks apart off South Africa’s east coast
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – A cargo ship carrying 47,650 metric tons (52,525 tons) of coal has broken apart a few hundred meters off of South Africa’s Richards Bay port with large parts of the vessel underwater, maritime officials said on Tuesday.
Bulgarian Socialists ahead of opposition despite protests: poll
SOFIA (Reuters) – The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) has maintained its lead against the main opposition GERB party despite anti-government protests, an opinion poll showed on Tuesday.
Iraqi Kurdistan sets quota for Syria refugees: aid groups
GENEVA (Reuters) – The government of Iraqi Kurdistan has put in place an entry quota of 3,000 refugees a day to cope with an influx of Kurds fleeing the civil war in Syria, aid agencies said on Tuesday.
Russia’s former ‘grey cardinal’ denies new Kremlin role
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The architect of Russia’s tightly controlled political system denied on Tuesday he had accepted an offer to return to the Kremlin, according to a friend, a move that would strengthen liberals in President Vladimir Putin’s inner circl…
