India’s ‘Common Man’ aims to sweep out the grand old parties
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – An upstart political party forged in the crucible of an anti-corruption movement that swept India two years ago was long dismissed as irrelevant and slightly eccentric.
Damascus, rebels coordinate to let 1,800 civilians flee siege
DAMASCUS (Reuters) – A rare moment of coordination between the Syrian government and rebels enabled 1,800 civilians to flee a besieged town on the edge of Damascus on Tuesday, but thousands remain trapped with little food, water or medicine.
Italian Senate committee delays decision on Berlusconi vote
ROME (Reuters) – An Italian Senate Committee on Tuesday postponed a decision on whether a vote to expel former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi from the upper house should be secret, further delaying the moment when his political fate will be sealed.
Central African Republic chaotic, half population need help, U.N. says
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council gave the go-ahead on Tuesday for troops to be sent to Central African Republic to protect a U.N. political mission in the virtually lawless country where a senior aid official said half the populatio…
Four French hostages kidnapped in Niger freed
NIAMEY/PARIS (Reuters) – Four French hostages kidnapped in Niger by al Qaeda’s north African wing have been released following secret talks with officials from the West African country, ending three years in captivity.
Bachelet may win Chile election in first round, poll shows
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Center-left former President Michelle Bachelet holds a huge lead in Chile’s presidential election this year and may attract enough support to win outright in the first round, a key poll showed on Tuesday.
U.S. lawmakers criticize Egypt aid cuts, consider changing law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Some U.S. lawmakers said on Tuesday they were unhappy about cuts in Washington’s aid to Egypt announced earlier this month after authorities in Cairo used violence to put down protests.
Egypt and Brotherhood should pursue reconciliation: minister
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s army-backed government and the Muslim Brotherhood should seek reconciliation, a senior minister said on Tuesday, voicing a rare plea to seek compromise with a group branded “terrorists” by many of his cabinet colleagues.
Fewer North Koreans fleeing to South Korea, U.N. rights envoy says
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Fewer North Koreans are fleeing to South Korea, possibly due to tighter border control and cases of asylum seekers being returned home by China, a U.N. rights envoy said on Tuesday.
In Syria outbreak, polio exploits conflict once more
LONDON (Reuters) – With the world tantalizingly close to wiping out polio, conflict in Syria has allowed the crippling disease to take hold again, putting at risk the rest of the region as well as plans for global eradication.
