Italy minister defends handling of Kazakh deportation case
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s Interior Minister Angelino Alfano fought growing calls on Tuesday for his resignation over the deportation of the wife of a dissident Kazakh oligarch, saying he had not been told of the police operation in which she was seized …
European center-right concerned by Czech government formation
PRAGUE (Reuters) – A group of European center-right parties criticized Czech President Milos Zeman on Tuesday for forming a government against the will of the political parties and called on the European Commission to examine if he breached European va…
Exclusive: Egypt’s ‘road not taken’ could have saved Mursi
CAIRO/PARIS (Reuters) – Mohamed Mursi might still be president of Egypt today if he had grasped a political deal brokered by the European Union with opposition parties in April, Egyptian politicians and Western diplomats say.
Kerry to meet Abbas, may visit camp for Syrian refugees
AMMAN (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry began a round of discussions in Jordan on Tuesday in his push to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talks and address the crisis in Syria.
Spain’s Socialists threaten Rajoy with no-confidence vote
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s opposition Socialists said on Tuesday they would call a symbolic vote of no-confidence against Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy if he refused to appear before Parliament to answer questions about a deepening scandal over party fi…
Analysis: Drug kingpin’s capture spurs hope Mexico can subdue violent cartels
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The dramatic capture of the boss of the Zetas drug cartel provides fresh evidence that Mexican authorities are starting to win their protracted fight against a gang that has done more than any other to stain the country’s name w…
U.S. says ‘strongly supports’ Panama inspection of North Korea ship
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday commended Panama’s search and seizure of a North Korean-flagged ship traveling from Cuba to the Panama Canal and offered Washington’s help if requested.
Algeria’s Bouteflika back home from treatment in France
ALGIERS (Reuters) – President Abdelaziz Bouteflika returned home to Algeria on Tuesday to convalesce, three months after he was rushed to hospital in France suffering from a stroke.
World powers hope to resume Iran talks quickly
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – World powers expressed hope on Tuesday of resuming negotiations with Iran over its disputed nuclear program “as soon as possible” but gave no indication of a possible date for any new talks.
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood: new cabinet ‘illegitimate’
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood denounced as “illegitimate” a new cabinet sworn in by interim President Adli Mansour on Tuesday.
