Britain defends detention of journalist’s partner
LONDON (Reuters) – The British government, accused of abusing media freedom, said on Tuesday police were right to detain a journalist’s partner if they thought lives might be at risk from data he was carrying from fugitive U.S. intelligence contractor …
German minister’s Greek aid comments spark pre-election backlash
AHRENSBURG, Germany (Reuters) – German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Tuesday for the first time that Greece will need another bailout, triggering a storm of protest from opposition parties five weeks before an election in Europe’s biggest…
Erdogan angers U.S., Israel, Egypt with Mursi defense
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan angered Ankara’s U.S. ally, as well as regional leaders in Egypt and Israel, by accusing Israel on Tuesday of helping overthrow Cairo’s Islamist president.
Czech Communists may get share of power after snap election
PRAGUE (Reuters) – The Czech parliament voted on Tuesday to dissolve itself, triggering an early election that could hand the Communist Party a share in power for the first time since a bloodless revolution ended the party’s totalitarian rule two decad…
Pakistan seizes 100 tons of bomb-making equipment in Quetta
QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) – Security forces seized 100 tons of bomb-making material from Quetta, one of Pakistan’s most violent cities, on Tuesday night, a security official said.
Nigeria navy parades four from rare pirate capture
LAGOS (Reuters) – The Nigerian sailors had started marching four captured pirates onto a boat when an officer shouted “hold on” to give the cameras a chance to get into position.
Merkel pauses election campaign to visit Dachau concentration camp
DACHAU, Germany (Reuters) – Angela Merkel laid a wreath at Dachau concentration camp on Tuesday, making her the first German chancellor to visit the death camp where Nazis killed more than 41,000 people in the Holocaust.
White House says U.S. has not cut off aid to Egypt
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Media reports that suggest the United States has cut off aid to Egypt are not accurate, a White House spokesman said on Tuesday, adding that the Obama administration is still reviewing its options.
Colombian rebels say they share blame for decades of bloodshed
HAVANA (Reuters) – Colombia’s largest rebel organization for the first time on Tuesday accepted partial responsibility for decades of bloodshed and called for a commission to investigate the causes of the armed conflict that has killed more than 200,00…
Insight: Egypt’s political strife puts Christians in peril
MINYA, Egypt (Reuters) – Last Wednesday, Ayub Youssef was driving to the southern Egyptian town of Delja where he works as a Catholic priest when a friend called and told him to turn back.
