Greens eye breakthrough into Austrian government
VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria’s Green party is counting on its squeaky-clean image to propel it into the next government after a run of successes in provincial elections that few had predicted, its leader told Reuters on Tuesday.
Thousands of smugglers swamp Turkish border, soldiers injured
ANKARA (Reuters) – Eighteen Turkish soldiers were injured on Tuesday when a group of several thousand alleged smugglers clashed with the army as they tried to cross into Turkey from Syria, the military said.
Russia says support for new Iranian leader is ‘critical’
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia called for support for the new Iranian president’s stance on nuclear talks on Tuesday, saying it “absolutely agreed” that the dispute must be solved via dialogue, not ultimatums.
Egypt army chief shows political agility in crisis
CAIRO (Reuters) – For a man who says he doesn’t want to be president, Egypt’s army chief is proving to be a skillful politician so far.
Latvia to extradite suspected Gozi virus hacker to U.S.
RIGA (Reuters) – The Latvian government agreed on Tuesday to extradite a man to the United States where he is charged with creating and distributing a virus that infected more than a million computers around the world.
Tribesmen shoot down Yemeni army helicopter: witnesses
SANAA (Reuters) – Tribesmen shot down a Yemeni military helicopter on Tuesday as it fired rockets at gunmen suspected of involvement in blowing up oil pipelines in the center of the country, witnesses said.
Greek civil aviation unions call off rolling strikes
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek civil aviation workers have called off a planned, three-day walkout against layoffs which would have disrupted flights this week at the height of the tourism season, their union said on Tuesday.
Saudi activist freed after two years in detention
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabian political rights activist Mohammed al-Bajadi was released from prison on Tuesday, other activists said on Twitter, two years after being detained and a year after he was sentenced to four years in jail.
Former Burundi rebel chief says to seek presidency in 2015
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – A former Burundian Hutu rebel leader believed by authorities to have been in exile in the Congo for almost three years said on Tuesday he would take a second stab at the presidency in 2015 elections.
Sudan ejects UNHCR staff from North Darfur
GENEVA (Reuters) – Sudan has ejected 20 United Nations staff working to help hundreds of thousands of people who have been uprooted by war in Darfur region, the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR said on Tuesday.
