Sultan of Oman pardons people jailed for 2011 protests
DUBAI (Reuters) – Oman’s Sultan Qaboos has pardoned activists jailed for taking part in anti-government protests two years ago, media reported, his latest gesture to citizens worried about unemployment and inadequate pay.
Moldovan doctors use household tools for surgery in leaked video
CHISINAU (Reuters) – Doctors at a Moldovan state-run hospital used household tools, including an electric drill and pliers, to perform surgery in a video leaked to local press and published on the Internet, prompting outrage among the public and govern…
Jailed Serbian tycoon released on record $16 million bail
BELGRADE (Reuters) – A Serbian court freed a retail tycoon accused of fraud and tax evasion on Tuesday after he posted a record 12 million euro ($16 million) bail pending his trial.
Uganda charges opposition figure over rallies
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Uganda’s leading opposition figure, Kizza Besigye, will appear in court on Wednesday after he was arrested on suspicion he intended to stage illegal rallies.
Al Jazeera accuses Egypt authorities of intimidation campaign
DOHA (Reuters) – The pan-Arab Al Jazeera television network accused Egyptian authorities on Tuesday of a sustained campaign of intimidation against its staff, rejecting charges of pro-Islamist bias in its reporting on the crisis in Egypt.
Israel beefs up rocket defenses on Egypt border
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel has boosted its rocket defenses near its southern border with Egypt to counter possible attacks from Islamist militants fighting security forces in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula, Israeli officials said on Tuesday.
French minister orders police action over mayor’s Hitler remark to Roma
PARIS (Reuters) – The French interior minister has ordered police in western France to take action against a mayor and lawmaker who allegedly told a group of itinerant Roma, parked illegally near his town, that Hitler had not killed enough of them.
Two more AstraZeneca employees questioned in China
LONDON (Reuters) – Chinese police have questioned two more AstraZeneca employees in Shanghai, after a sales representative was taken away for questioning earlier, the British drug maker said on Tuesday.
Turkish troops kill civilian trying to cross into Syria
ANKARA (Reuters) – A Turkish border patrol killed one of eight civilians trying to cross illegally from Turkey into Syria on the tense frontier, the Turkish military said on Tuesday.
No tax rises of any kind in Germany, vows Merkel before election
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday she was against tax rises of any kind in Europe’s biggest economy if she is re-elected in September, a clear indication of where she expects the campaign to be fought.
