Russian court trims ex-tycoon Khodorkovsky’s jail term
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s top court refused on Tuesday to free former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky after a decade behind bars but trimmed his sentence by two months, ensuring one of President Vladimir Putin’s biggest critics will spend another yea…
U.S. consulate in Italy evacuated after bomb alert
MILAN (Reuters) – The U.S. consulate in central Milan was evacuated on Tuesday after a bomb alert, a police officer said.
Merkel challenger Steinbrueck takes aim at ECB low rates policy
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel’s main challenger in next month’s German election criticised ECB President Mario Draghi’s pledge to keep interest rates at record lows for an extended period, saying the move put savers in an “unspeakable …
U.S. senators in Cairo urge dialogue and no violence in Egypt crisis
CAIRO (Reuters) – Two U.S. senators visiting Cairo on Tuesday urged both sides in Egypt’s political crisis to start a national dialogue and to avoid violence.
Tribesmen shoot down Yemeni army helicopter, six dead
SANAA (Reuters) – At least six Yemeni troops were killed on Tuesday when tribesmen shot down a military helicopter in central Yemen where gunmen had repeatedly blown up oil pipelines, government sources said.
Greens eye breakthrough into Austrian government
VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria’s Green party is counting on its squeaky-clean image to propel it into the next government after a run of successes in provincial elections that few had predicted, its leader told Reuters on Tuesday.
Thousands of smugglers swamp Turkish border, soldiers injured
ANKARA (Reuters) – Eighteen Turkish soldiers were injured on Tuesday when a group of several thousand alleged smugglers clashed with the army as they tried to cross into Turkey from Syria, the military said.
Russia says support for new Iranian leader is ‘critical’
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia called for support for the new Iranian president’s stance on nuclear talks on Tuesday, saying it “absolutely agreed” that the dispute must be solved via dialogue, not ultimatums.
Egypt army chief shows political agility in crisis
CAIRO (Reuters) – For a man who says he doesn’t want to be president, Egypt’s army chief is proving to be a skillful politician so far.
Latvia to extradite suspected Gozi virus hacker to U.S.
RIGA (Reuters) – The Latvian government agreed on Tuesday to extradite a man to the United States where he is charged with creating and distributing a virus that infected more than a million computers around the world.
