Iraqi Kurdistan sets quota for Syria refugees: aid groups
GENEVA (Reuters) – The government of Iraqi Kurdistan has set an entry quota of 3,000 refugees a day to cope with an influx of Kurds fleeing the civil war in Syria, but there are signs many more are still coming in, aid agencies said on Tuesday.
White House says U.S. has not cut off aid to Egypt
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Media reports that suggest the United States has cut off aid to Egypt are not accurate, a White House spokesman said on Tuesday, adding that the Obama administration is still reviewing its options.
French PM sends more police to crime-ridden Marseille
MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) – The French prime minister said on Tuesday he would step up policing in Marseille to stem a spate of killings by drug gangsters that is tainting the image of the country’s second-largest city.
Israel will make ‘dramatic decisions’ for peace, negotiator says
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – U.S.-brokered peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians will result in dramatic Israeli decisions, the chief Israeli negotiator predicted on Tuesday.
Red Cross chief in North Korea to discuss separated families
GENEVA (Reuters) – The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Peter Maurer, arrived in Pyongyang on Tuesday to discuss the reunification of families on the divided Korean peninsula and other humanitarian issues, the agency said.
Assad’s forces counter rebel gains in Syria’s Deir al-Zor
AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s forces attacked rebel positions in the eastern city of Deir al-Zor on Tuesday, days after a rebel advance threatened to bring the whole city under the control of anti-Assad forces, opposition activis…
Syrian Kurds’ flight drags Iraq deeper into neighbor’s war
PESHKHABOUR, Iraq (Reuters) – Mahmoud Qarou packed his bags two days ago, joining tens of thousands of Syrian refugees escaping into northern Iraq, convinced that the two-year conflict could only get worse.
Mirror journalist, Sun director to be charged over UK corruption
LONDON (Reuters) – A former journalist at the Daily Mirror tabloid and a veteran editorial director at Rupert Murdoch’s Sun newspaper are to be charged with making illegal payments to public officials, British prosecutors said on Tuesday.
Egypt’s ElBaradei faces court for ‘betrayal of trust’
CAIRO (Reuters) – Mohamed ElBaradei, Egypt’s former vice president, will be sued in court for a “betrayal of trust” over his decision to quit the army-backed government in protest at its bloody crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood.
Obama lauds Mali for ‘credible’ elections a year after coup
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Tuesday congratulated Mali on holding “peaceful, inclusive and credible” elections earlier this month, a key step toward resuming aid to the war-torn West African nation.
