Mexico’s opposition conservatives prepare energy reform bill
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s opposition conservative party will present its own bill to open up the state-run oil sector to private investment, a top lawmaker said Tuesday, putting pressure on the government to follow suit.
Iran dissidents in Iraq, accused of rights abuses, slam UN envoy
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The outgoing U.N. special envoy to Iraq on Tuesday accused the leaders of an Iranian dissident group at a camp in Iraq of human rights abuses, an allegation the movement dismissed as baseless and potentially dangerous for the…
Guinea’s Conde appeals for calm after 11 killed in ethnic clashes
CONAKRY (Reuters) – President Alpha Conde appealed for calm on Tuesday after at least 11 people were killed in two days of ethnic violence in the southeastern Guinea, underscoring tensions ahead of parliamentary elections.
Kerry to meet Arab League officials on Israeli-Palestinian peace
AMMAN (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is due to meet on Wednesday with officials from Arab nations that he regards as essential to his push to get Israelis and Palestinians to resume peace talks.
World powers hope to resume Iran talks quickly
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – World powers expressed hope on Tuesday of resuming negotiations with Iran over its disputed nuclear program “as soon as possible” but gave no indication of a possible date for any new talks.
Egypt’s interim government gets to work amid protests, deadlock
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s interim government sets about the mammoth task of returning the country to civilian rule and rescuing the economy on Wednesday, a process complicated by deadly protests and a political stalemate with powerful Islamist groups.
Egypt prosecutor investigates Mursi for prison escape
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s public prosecutor ordered the start of investigations on whether deposed Islamist President Mohamed Mursi and other senior leaders from his Muslim Brotherhood escaped from a prison during the 2011 uprising, state media said on…
U.N. envoy accuses Iran group’s leaders in Iraq of rights abuses
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The outgoing U.N. special envoy to Iraq on Tuesday accused the leaders of an Iranian dissident group at a camp in Iraq of human rights abuses, an allegation the movement dismissed as baseless.
Armed protesters storm Libya’s Zueitina oil port: witness
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – An armed group of protesters stormed the eastern Libyan oil port of Zueitina on Tuesday, demanding workers halt operations, an engineer at the terminal said.
Panama says finds weapons on North Korean ship coming from Cuba
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – Panama seized a North Korean cargo ship it suspects was hiding missile equipment in a shipment of brown sugar from Cuba, after a standoff in which the ship’s captain tried to slit his own throat.
