Wrecked cruise ship Costa Concordia raised off Italian rocks
GIGLIO, Italy (Reuters) – The Costa Concordia was pulled upright off the Italian island of Giglio on Tuesday, in a tense salvage operation that revealed the damage to a once gleaming cruise liner that had lain on its side for 20 months after capsizing,…
Chaotic Libya appeals for help to restore security
LONDON (Reuters) – Libya’s prime minister on Tuesday appealed to the outside world to help restore security, as it combats political chaos and tries to restart oil exports crippled by protesters at a cost of $130 million a day in lost income.
Rwanda’s ruling party heads for easy poll win: early results
KIGALI (Reuters) – Rwanda’s ruling party was cruising to a widely expected landslide win in parliamentary elections on Tuesday, early results showed, reinforcing President Paul Kagame’s firm grip on power.
Five big U.N. powers to meet on Syria draft on Tuesday: U.S.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Diplomats from the United States, Russia, Britain, France and China will meet in New York on Tuesday to discuss a Western-drafted resolution on eradicating Syria’s chemical arsenal in line with a U.S.-Russian agreement, a U.S…
Berlusconi postpones message on future after tax conviction
ROME (Reuters) – Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has postponed until Wednesday an announcement likely to steer away from moves to bring down the government following his tax fraud conviction, political sources said.
African immigrants rush barrier into Spain’s Melilla enclave
MADRID (Reuters) – Hundreds of Africans seeking to enter Europe made a coordinated assault on the triple wall that divides Spanish enclave Melilla from Morocco on Tuesday, with about a hundred of them getting over.
Ballet director returns to Russia’s Bolshoi after acid attack
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Wearing dark glasses over his damaged eyes, artistic director Sergei Filin returned to the Bolshoi Ballet on Tuesday to guide its troupe through a new season, eight months after he was nearly blinded in an acid attack.
Bahrain opposition leader summoned by police
DUBAI (Reuters) – A leading Bahraini opposition figure was taken by police to the public prosecutor on Tuesday, in what his party said was an attempt to suppress dissent in the U.S.-allied island kingdom.
Close ally of Kosovo PM cleared of war crimes for third time
PRISTINA (Reuters) – A close ally of Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci was acquitted of war crimes by a court in Pristina on Tuesday in a case marked by the suicide in 2011 of the prosecution’s chief witness.
Austrian poacher kills policemen and paramedic, house under siege
MELK, Austria (Reuters) – A suspected poacher shot dead three policemen and a paramedic in Austria, then barricaded himself in his farmhouse and opened fire on special forces outside, police and media said.
