France won’t delay Mali troop withdrawal despite killings
PARIS/BAMAKO (Reuters) – France will stick to its timetable for withdrawing troops from Mali despite a resurgence in violence and the killing of two French journalists, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Tuesday.
Kerry says Israeli, Palestinian talks face difficulties
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday Israeli- Palestinian peace talks had run into difficulties but thought it still possible some agreement could be reached.
Germany asks British ambassador to explain spying report
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany on Tuesday asked the British ambassador to come to the foreign ministry to discuss a newspaper report that a covert spying station was operating in Berlin with hi-tech equipment mounted on the embassy roof.
U.S., Russia fail to agree on Syria peace talks date
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United States and Russia failed on Tuesday to agree on a date for a Syrian peace conference, remaining divided over what role Iran might play in talks to end the civil war and over who would represent Syria’s opposition.
Israeli PM’s ally Lieberman to hear corruption verdict
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli far-right party leader Avigdor Lieberman, a key ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, will hear on Wednesday whether or not he has been found guilty of corruption.
Tajik leader Rakhmon set to extend long rule
DUSHANBE (Reuters) – Tajikistan’s President Imomali Rakhmon is set to win a new seven-year term on Wednesday in a country facing security threats from neighboring Afghanistan and located on a major heroin trafficking route from Kabul to Russia and Euro…
Bill would allow Brazil to decree local Internet data storage
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil is pushing ahead with legislation that would force global Internet companies such as Google and Facebook to keep data on Brazilian users inside the country, despite opposition from the companies and in Congress.
Iran invites U.N. nuclear chief, hopes for deal
LONDON/VIENNA (Reuters) – The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog is considering an invitation to visit Tehran for scheduled talks, a possible sign of progress in a long-stalled investigation into suspected nuclear arms research by Iran.
Murdoch reporters accessed missing girl’s phone messages, court hears
LONDON (Reuters) – Journalists at Rupert Murdoch’s News of the World told police hunting for a missing schoolgirl in 2002 they had accessed her phone’s voicemail messages, a London court heard on Tuesday, as prosecutors focused in on the case at the he…
Venezuela decrees day of ‘loyalty and love’ for late Chavez
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has declared an official day of “loyalty and love” for late President Hugo Chavez, seeking to keep the messianic socialist leader in the public eye.
