Trucks pile up at border of new EU member Croatia
BATROVCI, Serbia (Reuters) – A day after Croatia joined the European Union, a glitch in its EU-standard customs software caused huge delays at the border with Serbia, the bloc’s new external frontier.
Russian tycoon Lebedev avoids jail over TV brawl
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian media magnate Alexander Lebedev was ordered on Tuesday to do 150 hours of community service but avoided a jail sentence after being convicted of battery for punching a rival during a television talk show.
Insight: Smooth Qatar handover rooted in turbulent past of ‘Father Emir’
DUBAI (Reuters) – Qatar’s outgoing emir wanted to abdicate while he was still able to help his 33-year-old heir consolidate his authority, so ensuring minimal discord inside a family with a long record of palace intrigue.
Protesters angered by rape, storm police HQ in Ukrainian town
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s president ordered a top-level inquiry on Tuesday after a night of violence in a small southern town in which people angered by the rape of a local woman in which they said police were involved attacked a police headquarters w…
Syrian rebels threaten to target Shi’ite villages in Aleppo
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian rebels in the northern province of Aleppo on Monday threatened to seize two Shi’ite Muslim villages that back President Bashar al-Assad unless they surrendered to the opposition.
Indonesia assembly bill raises fears of crackdown on freedoms
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s parliament passed a bill on Tuesday curbing freedom to organize and assemble, prompting street protests and raising concerns among religious groups and labor unions that it will allow the government to silence opposition…
Czech PM Rusnok expects cabinet appointed next Wednesday
PRAGUE (Reuters) – New Czech Prime Minister Jiri Rusnok said on Tuesday he expected his full cabinet to be appointed by President Milos Zeman on Wednesday next week.
Guinea opposition resume election talks with government
CONAKRY (Reuters) – Guinea’s opposition parties resumed negotiations with the government on Tuesday over long-delayed legislative elections after breaking off talks two weeks ago following an attack on one of their leaders.
Russian tycoon Lebedev convicted over televised brawl
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian media magnate Alexander Lebedev was convicted of battery over a televised brawl on Tuesday following a trial he portrayed as President Vladimir Putin’s revenge for criticizing the government.
UAE jails 61 Islamists in coup plot trial, rights groups protest
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Sixty-one convicted coup plotters received jail terms of up to 10 years in the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday after a trial that targeted Islamists and drew criticism from human rights groups.
