Saudi Arabia says barred Sudanese president’s plane for lack of permit
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s aviation authority said Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir’s plane was barred from entering the kingdom’s airspace this week while on a flight to Iran because it did not have the right permit.
Exclusive: Syria seeks to tap frozen bank accounts for food supplies
LONDON (Reuters) – Syria is trying to tap frozen funds in foreign bank accounts to step up purchases of food stocks including wheat, as civil war and a deepening humanitarian crisis push President Bashar al-Assad to seek new ways to feed his people.
U.S. flies some personnel out of Sanaa, Yemen: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Air Force on Tuesday flew some American personnel out of Sanaa, Yemen, the Pentagon said, as the United States told its citizens to leave the country and ordered the evacuation of non-essential government staff because o…
Four jailed for neo-Nazi killing spree that terrified Hungary’s Roma
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – A Hungarian court jailed four neo-Nazis on Tuesday for killing Roma families in a spree of racist violence in 2008 and 2009 that shocked the country and led to accusations that police had failed to protect an historically persecute…
EU says Malta has ‘humanitarian duty’ to let migrants land
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union said on Tuesday the Maltese government, which has refused entry to a tanker carrying 102 African migrants, had a “humanitarian duty” to allow them to land as soon as possible.
Pakistan rejects ‘baseless’ accusations over India border deaths
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan rejected allegations of its involvement in Tuesday’s attack on Indian soldiers as “baseless and unfounded”, saying it was committed to its ceasefire promises and wanted to resume peace talks with India soon.
Gunmen kill 13 Pakistanis heading home for Muslim holiday of Eid
QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) – Separatist insurgents in Pakistan executed 13 bus passengers heading home to celebrate a Muslim holiday, authorities said on Tuesday, in what they described as ethnically motivated killings.
Australia PM Rudd criticises Rupert Murdoch role in election race
CANBERRA (Reuters) – Global media mogul Rupert Murdoch has waded into Australia’s election race, calling a key ruling party platform unaffordable and drawing accusations from Prime Minister Kevin Rudd that he was trying to oust his struggling governmen…
Yemen drone strike kills four suspected al Qaeda militants: tribal leaders
SANAA (Reuters) – At least four suspected al Qaeda members were killed in a drone strike in central Yemen, local tribal leaders said on Tuesday, following a U.S. warning of a possible major militant attack in the region.
Britain withdraws all staff from Yemen embassy
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Tuesday it had withdrawn all staff from its embassy in Sanaa, Yemen’s capital, and extended the closure of the mission until further notice.
