Greek civil aviation unions call off rolling strikes
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek civil aviation workers have called off a planned, three-day walkout against layoffs which would have disrupted flights this week at the height of the tourism season, their union said on Tuesday.
Saudi activist freed after two years in detention
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabian political rights activist Mohammed al-Bajadi was released from prison on Tuesday, other activists said on Twitter, two years after being detained and a year after he was sentenced to four years in jail.
Former Burundi rebel chief says to seek presidency in 2015
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – A former Burundian Hutu rebel leader believed by authorities to have been in exile in the Congo for almost three years said on Tuesday he would take a second stab at the presidency in 2015 elections.
Sudan ejects UNHCR staff from North Darfur
GENEVA (Reuters) – Sudan has ejected 20 United Nations staff working to help hundreds of thousands of people who have been uprooted by war in Darfur region, the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR said on Tuesday.
Iran’s President Rouhani says determined to resolve nuclear issue
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s new President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday he was “seriously determined” to resolve a dispute with the West over Tehran’s nuclear program and was ready to enter “serious and substantive” negotiations on the issue.
U.S. Air Force flies diplomatic personnel out of Yemen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Air Force flew some American diplomatic personnel out of Yemen on Tuesday, a U.S. official said, as the United States told its citizens to leave the country and ordered the evacuation of non-essential government staff because…
Czech Social Democrats agree support for new cabinet
PRAGUE (Reuters) – The main Czech center-left party’s leadership agreed on Tuesday to back a leftist government formed by allies of President Milos Zeman, improving its scant chances of winning a confidence vote on Wednesday, a senior party leader told…
Spanish pedophile pardoned in Morocco arrested in Spain
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish police have arrested a convicted pedophile who was pardoned by Morocco’s King Mohamed VI last week, a source at Spain’s Interior Ministry said on Monday.
Iran’s Rouhani says if U.S. shows goodwill, way for talks is open
DUBAI (Reuters) – New Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday that if the United States demonstrated goodwill towards Iran and an atmosphere of mutual respect was created, the way was open for talks to remove the concerns of both sides.
Tunisia’s transitional Assembly meets ahead of mass protests
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s embattled Constituent Assembly met on Tuesday for the first time since one of its members was assassinated, ahead of planned mass protests calling for the body to be dissolved.
