Syrian opposition resists calls to commit to peace talks
LONDON (Reuters) – Syria’s opposition in exile resisted calls from Western and Arab countries on Tuesday to commit to attending peace talks, saying they would not take part if there was any chance President Bashar al-Assad could cling to power.
U.S. broke international law by killing civilians with drones: rights groups
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Human rights groups on Tuesday accused the United States of breaking international law and perhaps committing war crimes by killing civilians in missile and drone strikes that were intended to hit militants in Pakistan and Yemen….
One killed in Bahrain explosion- Interior Ministry
DUBAI (Reuters) – An explosion shook a village in Bahrain late on Tuesday and one person was killed, police and witnesses said.
Mexico calls on U.S. to widen spy probe after new allegations
GENEVA (Reuters) – Mexican Foreign Minister Jose Antonio Meade called on the United States on Tuesday to widen an investigation into spying to include allegations that a U.S. government agency hacked former President Felipe Calderon’s public email acco…
Brazil charges 15 more police officers in torture, death of Rio bricklayer
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Prosecutors in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday charged an additional 15 state police officers in the torture and death of a bricklayer who disappeared from a city slum in July.
Nigeria says kills 37 Islamists in air, ground assault
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Nigerian troops killed 37 Boko Haram Islamist militants in combined air and ground strikes on one of their bases in the northeast, the military said on Tuesday.
Militants target Iraq security forces in checkpoint attacks
RAMADI, Iraq (Reuters) – Militants killed at least 22 members of the security forces in Iraq on Tuesday, mostly in attacks on police and military checkpoints, with the western Anbar province bearing the brunt of the violence, sources said.
African leaders ask U.N. to defer Kenya international criminal trials
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The African Union and Kenya asked the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday to defer the trials of Kenya’s leaders at the International Criminal Court for one year so they can deal with the aftermath of the Nairobi mall attack.
U.S.-led group’s Bangladesh garment factory reviews halfway done
(Reuters) – More than half of the Bangladesh garment factories that do work for a group of North American retailers and apparel makers have already been inspected for fire and building safety, the group said on Tuesday.
U.S. says concerned with Mozambique violence, urges dialogue
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday urged Mozambique’s government and Renamo opposition movement to “move back from the brink’ and take steps to quell an escalation in tensions that have raised fear of a possible return to civil war in …
