Northern Ireland parties start talks to reduce tensions
BELFAST (Reuters) – A U.S. diplomat started talks with Northern Ireland’s political parties on Tuesday, aiming to generate proposals to reduce tensions in the province by the end of the year.
EU calls on Russia to stop extra border checks from Lithuania
VILNIUS (Reuters) – The European Commission called on Russia on Tuesday to stop supplementary border checks on Lithuanian truckers and passenger cars imposed in the last month as the countries spar over trade relations with Ukraine.
Critical Moroccan editor detained for posting al Qaeda video
RABAT (Reuters) – Moroccan police have arrested the editor of a news website critical of the government after he posted a video message from al Qaeda’s North African wing on his site that urged Moroccans to rise up against their rulers.
Sudan says seeking U.S. visa for wanted President Bashir
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan said on Tuesday it had applied for a U.S. visa to let its president travel to the U.N. General Assembly in New York, despite international arrest warrants out against him over charges of masterminding war crimes in Darfur.
Mugabe seeks peace with ‘arrogant’ West after disputed elections
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe said on Tuesday he was ready to re-establish normal relations with the “arrogant” Western countries that have questioned his re-election in a vote his rivals say was fraudulent.
At least 32 killed in attacks across Iraq: police
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A series of attacks across Iraq killed at least 32 people on Tuesday, police and medical sources said.
Wrecked cruise ship Costa Concordia raised off Italian rocks
GIGLIO, Italy (Reuters) – The Costa Concordia was pulled upright off the Italian island of Giglio on Tuesday, in a tense salvage operation that revealed the damage to a once gleaming cruise liner that had lain on its side for 20 months after capsizing,…
Chaotic Libya appeals for help to restore security
LONDON (Reuters) – Libya’s prime minister on Tuesday appealed to the outside world to help restore security, as it combats political chaos and tries to restart oil exports crippled by protesters at a cost of $130 million a day in lost income.
Rwanda’s ruling party heads for easy poll win: early results
KIGALI (Reuters) – Rwanda’s ruling party was cruising to a widely expected landslide win in parliamentary elections on Tuesday, early results showed, reinforcing President Paul Kagame’s firm grip on power.
Five big U.N. powers to meet on Syria draft on Tuesday: U.S.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Diplomats from the United States, Russia, Britain, France and China will meet in New York on Tuesday to discuss a Western-drafted resolution on eradicating Syria’s chemical arsenal in line with a U.S.-Russian agreement, a U.S…
