Ethiopia, Egypt tone down talk of war over Nile dam
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia and Egypt cooled talk of war on Tuesday and agreed to more dialogue to resolve a row over a giant dam that the Horn of Africa nation is building on the Nile, on which Egyptians depend on for almost all their water.
Mali says reaches deal with Tuareg rebels
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – Mali has reached a deal with Tuareg separatist rebels paving the way for Malian government troops to return to the rebel-held northern town of Kidal ahead of planned elections in July, Mali’s chief negotiator said on Tuesday.
Belgian who says she is king’s daughter asks him to testify
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A woman who says she is the unrecognized daughter of Belgian King Albert II has summoned the monarch and two of his children to appear in a Brussels court in her bid to prove he is her father, her lawyer said on Tuesday.
Assad foes cannot set conditions for Syria talks: Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Syrian opposition must not be allowed to set conditions for attending a peace conference, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in comments published on Tuesday.
Cambodian garment workers charged over strike violence
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Sixteen Cambodian garment workers and union representatives have been charged with inciting violence and damaging property during a strike for higher pay at a factory making clothes for U.S. sportswear company Nike, a lawyer said…
Five soldiers killed in Mozambique weapons store assault
MAPUTO (Reuters) – Five soldiers were shot dead when gunmen raided a weapons store in Mozambique, local newspapers said on Tuesday, the latest ambush and attack on security forces to rekindle memories of the 1975-1992 civil war.
Hungarian man, 98, charged with World War II crimes: prosecutors
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungarian prosecutors on Tuesday charged a 98-year-old man who tops the Nazi-hunting Simon Wiesenthal Center’s wanted list with war crimes, saying he had helped to deport Jews to Auschwitz in World War Two.
Explosion in Kabul coincides with Afghan security handover
KABUL (Reuters) – A bomb targeted a senior Shia Muslim cleric in the west of Kabul on Tuesday, police said, shortly before the international military coalition marked its final handover of security to national forces.
Israel has frozen new building in settlements: minister
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel has frozen nearly all housing starts in settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, Housing Minister Uri Ariel said on Tuesday, in an apparent bid to help U.S. efforts to revive peace talks with the Palestinians.
China arrests man for seeking repeat of Tiananmen protest
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese authorities have formally arrested a man for trying to stage a repeat of the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protest, his wife said on Tuesday, signaling an increasing intolerance for dissent under Communist Party rule.
