UK artist Ovenden gets suspended sentence for child sex crimes
LONDON (Reuters) – British artist Graham Ovenden was given a 12-month suspended jail sentence on Tuesday after being found guilty of a string of sex offences against child models.
Egypt sentences 43, including Americans, in NGO case
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian court gave jail terms to 43 Americans, Europeans, Egyptians and other Arabs on Tuesday in a case against democracy promotion groups that plunged U.S.-Egyptian ties into their worst crisis in decades.
Far-right Greeks push for law jailing illegal immigrants
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s far-right Golden Dawn party hit back at plans for an anti-racism law on Tuesday by submitting its own draft bill to fight “racism against Greeks” by jailing all illegal immigrants.
Germany signals it will stick with NATO drone plan
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Germany will stick to its commitment to help fund NATO drones, despite cancelling a plan to buy its own unmanned reconnaissance planes, its defense minister signaled on Tuesday.
Equatorial Guinea opposition cries foul after leader’s party sweeps vote
DAKAR (Reuters) – Equatorial Guinea’s main opposition movement cried foul on Tuesday after the president’s party announced it had won all but two seats in last month’s parliamentary election in the tiny oil-rich West African state.
NATO to send experts to Libya to assess security help
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO said on Tuesday it will send experts to Libya to see how it can help improve security in the country struggling to contain militias and the growing presence of al Qaeda-linked fighters in the south.
Thousands remember Tiananmen as China tightens security
HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of people held a candlelit vigil in a rain-soaked Hong Kong park on Tuesday to urge China to respect human rights on the 24th anniversary of the bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Beijing’s T…
Venezuelan state considers system to limit food purchases
CARACAS (Reuters) – A Venezuelan state is testing a system to limit purchases of food and other staples, local media reported on Tuesday, in a move that officials defended as necessary to stop contraband trade but opposition critics slammed as Cuban-st…
Iran Guards wield electoral power behind scenes
(Reuters) – With 10 days until Iran’s presidential election, voters have been able watch the candidates in debate, but many remain unenthused, believing the result will depend not on those on the platform but on powerful men in the background.
NATO expansion in Nordics would force Russian response: Medvedev
KIRKENES, Norway (Reuters) – Any expansion of NATO to include Sweden and Finland would upset the balance of power and force Russia to respond, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday, underlining Moscow’s nerves over moves to bring the Western a…
