Syria rebels reinforce key suburb in Damascus battle
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian rebels poured reinforcements into a key Damascus suburb on Tuesday in an attempt to push back government troops who have renewed their campaign to secure the capital and build on battlefield gains elsewhere in the country.
Polish PM says no plans to lift ban on kosher slaughter
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk said he had no plans to reintroduce legislation to lift a ban on the production of kosher meat, despite mounting criticism from Israel and Jewish groups that it is harmful to Jews in Poland.
Turkish police arrest 30 over anti-government protests
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish police arrested about 30 people in Istanbul on Tuesday after briefly detaining more than 1,000 in a widening crackdown after weeks of violent anti-government protests, lawyers and local media reports said.
Dutch couple held in Yemen plead for help, say at risk of death
SANAA (Reuters) – A Dutch couple held hostage in Yemen have appealed for help to secure their release, saying their captors have threatened to kill them in days unless the Dutch government meets unspecified demands, according to a video recording poste…
Former Japan premier sues PM Abe for libel over Fukushima comments
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s prime minister at the time of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster said on Tuesday he would sue the current premier, Shinzo Abe, for defamation over an article criticizing the emergency operation he supervised during the crisis…
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood says would reject cabinet posts
CAIRO (Reuters) – A senior official in Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood said on Tuesday that interim Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi had not offered the movement any posts in the transitional cabinet, and that if he did, the Brotherhood would reject it.
Algeria’s Bouteflika leaves France to return home: airport source
PARIS (Reuters) – Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who has been in a French hospital since April, left France on Tuesday to return to Algeria, an airport source said.
Brotherhood official dismisses talk of reconciliation in Egypt
CAIRO (Reuters) – A senior figure in Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood said on Tuesday that talk of national reconciliation among rival parties and groups was “lies”.
Thousands of Greeks join strike against public sector layoffs
ATHENS (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Greek workers walked off the job on Tuesday and rallied in front of parliament in a noisy protest against government plans to fire public sector employees to satisfy foreign lenders.
Air force colonel shot dead in eastern Libyan city
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – A Libyan air force colonel was shot dead in the eastern city of Derna, a military spokesman said on Tuesday, an area of the North African country plagued by attacks on security officials.
