Protesting Berbers force their way into Libyan parliament
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Members of Libya’s ethnic Berber minority forced their way into the parliament building in Tripoli on Tuesday, smashing windows and destroying furniture, in a demonstration to press for greater recognition, an assembly spokesman sai…
Chile’s Bachelet coy on Pascua-Lama, says mine must follow rules
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Michelle Bachelet, the favorite to win this year’s presidential election in Chile, said on Tuesday Barrick Gold Corp’s suspended Pascua-Lama gold project must comply with regulatory orders before an assessment can be made of whethe…
USGS reports strong 6.7 magnitude quake in Pacific off Colombia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Geological Survey said a strong earthquake of 6.7 magnitude occurred in the Pacific Ocean about 59 miles west southwest of Mutis, Colombia.
Analysis: Yemen leader basks in U.S. favor as drone strikes fuel rage
SANAA (Reuters) – As Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi cements his ties with Washington, Yemen’s interim president risks alienating his own people, who resent the U.S. drone war on al Qaeda in their country.
Egypt restores ex-generals’ role in provinces
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s interim president named at least 18 new provincial governors on Tuesday, half of them retired generals, in a shake-up that restored the influence of men from army and police backgrounds and flushed out Muslim Brotherhood membe…
Strikes prevent Libya from issuing September oil export plans
LONDON/TRIPOLI (Reuters) – OPEC oil producer Libya told its customers on Tuesday it could make no promises on crude deliveries next month as on-off strikes paralyzed its major sea terminals.
South African police complete probe in Pistorius murder case
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African police have completed their murder investigation into global track and field star Oscar Pistorius, who will appear in court next week to receive detailed charges for the Valentine’s Day shooting of his girlfriend….
German anti-euro party complains of violent attacks
BERLIN (Reuters) – A new German party that wants to abolish the euro said on Tuesday that its supporters had suffered violent attacks by far-left radicals and its campaign posters repeatedly destroyed in the run-up to a September 22 election.
Catalan separatists side with Gibraltar against Spain
MADRID (Reuters) – One of the main pro-independence parties in Spain’s northerly Catalonia region has fuelled the country’s growing row with Britain over Gibraltar after expressing sympathy with “bullied” residents in the British territory.
Berlusconi’s daughter denies she will lead Italy center-right
MILAN (Reuters) – Silvio Berlusconi’s oldest daughter Marina on Tuesday dismissed growing speculation that she would replace her father as leader of Italy’s center right after his conviction for tax fraud.
