Close ally of Kosovo PM cleared of war crimes for third time
PRISTINA (Reuters) – A close ally of Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci was acquitted of war crimes by a court in Pristina on Tuesday in a case marked by the suicide in 2011 of the prosecution’s chief witness.
Austrian poacher kills policemen and paramedic, house under siege
MELK, Austria (Reuters) – A suspected poacher shot dead three policemen and a paramedic in Austria, then barricaded himself in his farmhouse and opened fire on special forces outside, police and media said.
Car bomb explodes at Syria-Turkey border crossing
AMMAN (Reuters) – A car bomb exploded on the Syrian side of the main Bab al-Hawa border crossing with Turkey on Tuesday, killing at least seven people and wounding 20, the Turkish news agency Dogan said.
Sierra Leone’s deputy education minister charged with rape
FREETOWN (Reuters) – Sierra Leone’s Deputy Education Minister Mamoud Tarawali has been charged with raping a university student, police said.
Sudan says seeking U.S. visa for wanted President Bashir
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan confirmed on Tuesday it had applied for a U.S. visa for its president to let him attend the U.N. General Assembly in New York, despite international arrest warrants out against him over charges of masterminding war crimes in …
Central African Republic peace force not to fully deploy before 2014
LIBREVILLE (Reuters) – Reinforcements have begun arriving for an African peacekeeping mission in Central African Republic but the planned 3,600-strong force will not be fully deployed before 2014, an official involved in talks on the crisis said.
Iran confirms exchange of letters with Obama
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran said on Tuesday that President Hassan Rouhani had exchanged letters with U.S. President Barack Obama, confirming a rare contact between leaders of the two nations at loggerheads over Iran’s nuclear program, the Syrian war and oth…
Macedonia charges 20 with spying for neighboring state
SKOPJE (Reuters) – Macedonia charged 20 people on Tuesday, including serving and former intelligence officers, with selling state secrets to a neighboring country and using classified information to blackmail businessmen.
Witness in Kenyan deputy president trial recalls church burning
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – The first witness to appear in the trial of Kenya’s deputy president told the International Criminal Court on Tuesday how a mob of youths, with painted faces and armed with machetes, torched the church where she and her family had…
Egypt detains Brotherhood spokesman Haddad: officials
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian police arrested Muslim Brotherhood spokesman Gehad El-Haddad on Tuesday, three security officials said, the latest high-profile detention in the army-backed authorities’ crackdown on the Islamist movement.
