France wants ‘concrete gestures’ from Iran on nuclear plans
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Ahead of a meeting with Iran’s president, French President Francois Hollande said on Tuesday he expects “concrete gestures” by Iran to show it will give up a military nuclear program.
India’s cabinet moves to protect politicians convicted of crimes
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s cabinet moved to shield politicians found guilty of crimes by passing an executive order on Tuesday that could allow convicted lawmakers to continue to hold office and stand in elections, ahead of national polls due by nex…
Blind dissident says China still harassing family, urges Obama to act
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Chinese political dissident Chen Guangcheng urged U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday to raise the continued harassment of his family with Chinese authorities.
Hunger as well as violence threatens Syrians
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Hunger is a growing threat to Syrians living in regions hit by the civil war and children are now dying of malnutrition, according to aid groups and activists.
Kenya has ‘defeated’ mall attackers: president
NAIROBI (Reuters) – President Uhuru Kenyatta said on Tuesday that Kenya had defeated the militants who had attacked a Nairobi shopping mall and held out there for four days.
Obama urges U.N. to back tough consequences for Syria over chemical weapons
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama urged the United Nations on Tuesday to back tough consequences for Syria if it refuses to give up chemical weapons and urged Russia and Iran to drop their backing of Syrian President Bashar al-Assa…
Venezuela arrests five more soldiers over big Air France cocaine haul
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela has arrested five more National Guard soldiers, including a lieutenant colonel, in connection with the smuggling of 1.3 tonnes of cocaine on an Air France flight from Caracas to Paris, prosecutors in the South American cou…
New Italian targets show lack of progress since Berlusconi’s fall
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s latest economic forecasts reveal how little progress has been made to fix its finances and restore growth since Silvio Berlusconi was forced from office at the height of the euro zone debt crisis in November 2011.
Serbian ruling parties oust opposition leader as Belgrade mayor
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Serbia’s governing parties toppled opposition Democratic Party leader Dragan Djilas from the high-profile post of Belgrade mayor on Tuesday, in a show of power that could be a prelude to early parliamentary elections.
At U.N., Brazil’s Rousseff blasts U.S. spying as breach of law
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff used her position as the opening speaker at the U.N. General Assembly to accuse the United States of violating human rights and international law through espionage that included spying on he…
