Indian opposition leader reverses decision to quit key posts
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Veteran Indian politician Lal Krishna Advani on Tuesday backtracked on his decision to quit senior posts in the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party, a move that may convince potential partners to stick with the BJP in upcoming …
U.N. talking to Germany about resettling 5,000 Syrian refugees
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations refugee agency is talking to Germany about temporarily resettling up to 5,000 Syrian refugees, UNHCR spokesman Adrian Edwards said on Tuesday.
South, North Korea talks called off after row over delegates
SEOUL (Reuters) – Planned high-level talks between South and North Korean after a six-year hiatus and threats of war were scrapped on Tuesday, South Korean government officials said, over a seemingly minor disagreement over the diplomatic ranks of chie…
France says Syrian war at ‘turning point’, mulls arming rebels
PARIS (Reuters) – France said on Tuesday the conflict in Syria had reached a “turning point” after the fall of the city of Qusair to President Bashar al-Assad’s forces, raising the question of whether to arm Syrian rebels.
Germans accuse U.S. of Stasi tactics before Obama visit
BERLIN (Reuters) – German outrage over a U.S. Internet spying program has broken out ahead of a visit by Barack Obama, with ministers demanding the president provide a full explanation when he lands in Berlin next week and one official likening the tac…
Al Qaeda, Sunni insurgents exploit Iraq’s sectarian woes
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Masked gunmen stopped the bus full of Shi’ite Muslim police officers and families at what looked like an Iraqi army checkpoint on a western desert highway in the Sunni-dominated province of Anbar.
Embattled U.N. rights envoy for Palestinian areas vows to stay on
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations human rights investigator for the Palestinian territories said on Tuesday he would not resign and accused critics of calling him anti-Semitic to divert attention from his scrutiny of Israeli policies.
Bosnians protest over row that leaves babies in ID limbo
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Around 5,000 Bosnians marched in Sarajevo on Tuesday to voice growing public anger over political paralysis, symbolized by the case of a baby who had to wait to travel abroad for a stem-cell transplant because authorities could not…
U.S. sanctions four Hezbollah supporters in West Africa
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States imposed sanctions on four Lebanese citizens on Tuesday, accusing them of fundraising and recruiting for the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah in West Africa.
Russia would consider asylum for U.S. cyber leaker
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia would consider granting asylum to the American who has exposed top-secret U.S. surveillance programs, if he were to ask for it, President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman said on Tuesday.
