British PM’s party in joint poll lead for first time in over a year
LONDON (Reuters) – Support for British Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservative Party has surged, according to an opinion poll published on Tuesday that put it in joint first place with the opposition Labour Party for the first time in over a year.
Israel attorney general to probe Frenkel’s HK cologne incident
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Jacob Frenkel’s return as head of the Israeli central bank hit a new hurdle on Tuesday when the Justice Ministry said the attorney general would investigate a suspected shoplifting incident involving Frenkel in 2006.
Egypt’s Saleh to return as investment minister
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s former investment minister Osama Saleh said on Tuesday he would take up the same post in the country’s transitional government.
Mexico captures leader of brutal Zetas drug cartel
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The Mexican government said on Monday it captured the brutal leader of the Zetas drug cartel in an early-morning raid, marking the biggest victory for President Enrique Pena Nieto in his fight against gang violence.
Spanish police arrest one of Europe’s 10 most wanted criminals
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish police said on Tuesday they had arrested a Briton suspected of leading a drug-trafficking organization, describing him as one of Europe’s top 10 most wanted criminals.
Seven killed, over 250 wounded in Cairo clashes overnight
CAIRO (Reuters) – Seven people were killed and 261 wounded in Cairo when supporters of Mohamed Mursi clashed with the deposed president’s opponents and security forces overnight, the head of Egypt’s emergency services said on Tuesday.
Britain giving Syrian rebels protection against chemical weapons
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is to give Syrian rebels equipment to protect themselves against chemical and biological weapons as “a matter of special urgency”, saying it would allow them to potentially survive a sarin gas attack.
China protests over U.S. support for Taiwan’s U.N. aviation bid
BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Tuesday it had lodged a protest with the United States over President Barack Obama’s signing of legislation expressing U.S. support for Taiwan’s campaign to attend meetings of a U.N. civil aviation body.
Pro-Assad militia kills Syrian reconciliation team in Homs
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Gunmen loyal to President Bashar al-Assad shot dead at least six mediators sent to try to reconcile warring sectarian groups in the province of Homs, where people on opposing sides in Syria’s war had until now been able to coexist, r…
South Korea accuses North of cyber attacks
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea accused North Korea on Tuesday of mounting cyber attacks on the websites of its presidential office and other government agencies, saying it had identified signature malicious computer codes and an internet address.
