Prominent Greek journalist on trial again over ‘Lagarde list’
ATHENS (Reuters) – A Greek investigative journalist who published the names of more than 2,000 wealthy Greeks with Swiss bank accounts appeared in court on Tuesday to stand trial again for violating privacy laws.
Left-right coalition would put German radicals in limelight
BERLIN (Reuters) – They lost 1.4 million votes and ceded “safe” seats in their east German stronghold to Angela Merkel’s conservatives, but the radical Left are smiling about an election outcome that may finally upgrade them from pariahs to the politic…
Divers find body thought to be missing waiter in Concordia wreck
ROME (Reuters) – Divers searching the wreckage of the Costa Concordia cruise ship on Tuesday found remains of a body thought to be one of the two missing victims, Italian officials said.
Leader of British anti-Islamist protest group quits over extremism
LONDON (Reuters) – The leader of a British anti-Islamist protest group accused of inflaming racial tensions said on Tuesday he was quitting the organization because he no longer felt able to control far-right extremists.
Religious tension in Pakistan as Muslims dig up Hindu grave
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A crowd of Islamic fundamentalists dug up the grave of a Hindu man in Pakistan, police said on Tuesday, in the latest sign of growing religious tension in the increasingly unstable province of Sindh.
North Korea puts army on alert, warns U.S. of ‘horrible disaster’
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea said on Tuesday its military would be put on high alert and be ready to launch operations, stepping up tension after weeks of rhetoric against the United States and South Korea, whom it accuses of instigating hostility.
Special Report: The Darfur conflict’s deadly gold rush
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – With its scrubland, unpaved roads and mud brick huts, the Jebel Amer area in Darfur, western Sudan, can look like a poor and desolate place. Under the ground, though, lies something sought by people everywhere: gold.
Budget impasse forces U.S. to cancel army drill with Japan
TOKYO (Reuters) – The United States has cancelled a military exercise with Japan because of the U.S. fiscal standoff, Japan’s Defense Ministry said on Tuesday, underscoring the extent of the impact of the U.S. congressional deadlock.
Turkey’s first nuclear power plant likely to be delayed
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s first nuclear power plant is likely to be delayed by at least a year, a source close to the plans said on Tuesday, as bureaucratic hurdles hamper the $20 billion project.
Egypt considers security cameras at tourist sites
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt may install security cameras at tourist sites to deter militants from targeting visitors, the Interior Ministry spokesman said on Tuesday, just hours after suspected Islamists mounted another fatal attack on police.
