Pakistan yet to decide details on freeing former Taliban No. 2
ANKARA (Reuters) – Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif reiterated on Tuesday his country will free former Afghan Taliban No. 2, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, but that details of his release would be determined after he returned to Pakistan later this w…
Bahrain opposition leader accused of inciting ‘terror’
DUBAI (Reuters) – A senior Bahraini opposition politician was summoned by police on Tuesday on charges of inciting “acts of terror”, in a move that could complicate efforts to end political turmoil in the strategically vital Gulf Arab kingdom.
EU team to investigate Gibraltar dispute next week
LONDON (Reuters) – The European Union will send a team to investigate the border dispute between Spain and Gibraltar next week, Britain’s Foreign Office said on Tuesday.
Detainees kill Frenchman in Egypt police custody: security sources
CAIRO (Reuters) – A French citizen was beaten to death by fellow detainees while in Egyptian police custody after he had been arrested for breaking a curfew, Egyptian security sources said on Tuesday.
‘Toast rack’ skyscraper planned for London
LONDON (Reuters) – London’s eclectic skyline already boasts the Gherkin and the Cheesegrater, and now it could be joined by a skyscraper that looks like a toast rack.
U.N. must revamp plan to protect Congo civilians: document
KINSHASA (Reuters) – The U.N. peacekeeping force in Democratic Republic of Congo must revamp its strategy for protecting civilians, because existing tactics were having little lasting effect, according to an internal mission document seen by Reuters on…
West lobbies U.N. nuclear meeting to reject Arab push on Israel
VIENNA (Reuters) – The United States said on Tuesday an Arab push to single out Israel for criticism over its assumed nuclear arsenal would hurt diplomatic efforts to ban weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East.
Merkel turns tough on ally in countdown to German vote
MAGDEBURG/BERLIN (Reuters) – Angela Merkel warned cheering supporters in the eastern city of Magdeburg on Tuesday not to split their vote to save her Free Democratic (FDP) coalition partners, in a sign of raw nerves ahead of a tightly-contested German …
Critical Moroccan editor detained for posting al Qaeda video
RABAT (Reuters) – Moroccan police have arrested the editor of a news website critical of the government after he posted a video message from al Qaeda’s North African wing on his site that urged Moroccans to rise up against their rulers.
Police hunt veteran Islamist in southern Egypt
CAIRO (Reuters) – Police hunted a veteran member of a former militant group in southern Egypt on Tuesday, security officials said, after he fled a town where the army and police deployed on Monday in an attempt to reimpose state authority.
