India auditor says wrongdoing in Italy chopper deal, piles pressure on government
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian negotiators set a higher base price for the purchase of helicopters from AgustaWestland and frequently changed the bidding rules, the federal auditor said on Tuesday, making it harder for the government to complete the 560 …
Palestinian prisoner release on track after court ruling
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s plans to free 26 Palestinian prisoners to help underpin renewed peace talks remained on track on Tuesday after its High Court rejected an appeal against their release.
Czech PM hands in resignation, early election nears
PRAGUE (Reuters) – The Czech cabinet dominated by allies of leftist President Milos Zeman resigned on Tuesday after losing a confidence vote last week, clearing the way for early elections that could resolve a political deadlock.
Croatian farmers press protests over lost subsidies
ZAGREB (Reuters) – Croatian farmers said on Tuesday they would press protests to demand the government pay them 600 million kuna ($105.83 million) in lost subsidies, cut in a budget crunch to meet deficit targets set by the European Union.
Hungary investigates premature baby deaths at hospital
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has ordered an inquiry into the deaths of eight premature babies in five days at a hospital in the northeastern city of Miskolc.
High profile attacks on women in Afghanistan undermine rights campaign
KABUL/GHAZNI, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Taliban fighters have kidnapped a female parliamentarian who was travelling by car through Afghanistan’s central Ghazni province with her children, a local police commander said on Tuesday, the latest in a string o…
Yemeni Nobel winner says Egypt coup deadly for Arab democracy
CAIRO (Reuters) – Tawakul Karman, who shared a Nobel peace prize for her pro-democracy campaigning in Yemen, has said she views the Egyptian army’s overthrow of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi as a death knell for Arab democratic movements.
Iraq Kirkuk oil flow to Turkey halted: Iraqi officials
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A bomb attack stopped oil flows through the Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline linking Iraq to Turkey early on Tuesday, Iraqi oil officials said.
Two suspected al Qaeda militants killed in Yemen drone strike
ADEN (Reuters) – At least two suspected Islamist militants were killed in a drone missile strike in Yemen’s southern Shabwa province, the latest in a surge since Washington warned of possible attacks by al Qaeda in the region.
Israel shoots down rocket targeting resort city Eilat
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel shot down a rocket aimed at its southern resort city of Eilat early on Tuesday, blowing it up in mid air near the border with Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, a military official said.
