Turkish troops fire tear gas on fuel smugglers at Syrian border
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish soldiers shot into the air and fired tear gas to disperse a crowd of around 1,000 fuel smugglers trying to cross into Turkey from Syria, the Turkish military said.
Mandela still critical but improving- government
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Former South African President Nelson Mandela remains in a critical condition at a Pretoria hospital but “continues to show improvement,” the government said on Tuesday.
Thai oil spill having “extreme” impact on tourism – minister
BANGKOK (Reuters) – An oil spill that has blackened beaches at a Thai holiday island was having an extreme impact on tourism and could spread to the coast of the mainland and affect the fishing industry, officials and an environmental group said on Tue…
Worker shot dead near Lonmin’s South Africa mine- police
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – A 49-year-old worker was shot dead at the weekend near Lonmin’s Marikana mine in South Africa, stirring worries of new labor tension in the troubled platinum mining belt which has been racked by a violent union dispute over the…
China’s foreign minister meets Japan’s vice foreign minister
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s foreign minister met Japan’s top diplomat on Tuesday and discussed problems clouding relations between the two countries as a state-run newspaper said Beijing has ruled out the possibility of a proposed bilateral summit.
Kenyan sentenced to death for murder, kidnap of Britons
MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) – A Kenyan judge has sentenced a man to death for the murder of British tourist David Tebbutt and handed him a separate jail term for abducting the victim’s wife from a remote beach resort near the Somali border.
Chinese magazine gives new details on charges against Bo Xilai
BEIJING (Reuters) – A Chinese magazine on Tuesday provided fresh details about the charges against former senior leader Bo Xilai, saying he had accepted bribes while mayor of a northeastern city and prevented an investigation into his wife’s murder of …
Cambodia government rejects opposition call for poll inquiry
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Cambodia’s government rejected on Tuesday calls by the opposition for an international inquiry into allegations it used massive fraud to win re-election, and said it wanted parliament to approve a new cabinet quickly.
EU’s Ashton holds two-hour talks with ousted Egypt leader Mursi
DUBAI (Reuters) – European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton met ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi late on Monday and held two hours of “in depth” discussions, Ashton’s spokesperson said.
Two Swiss trains collide, 35 injured, driver feared dead
GRANGES-PRES-MARNAND, Switzerland (Reuters) – Two trains collided head-on in Switzerland on Monday evening, injuring about 35 people, five seriously, police said.
