Protest halts Libyan port’s oil exports for sixth day
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Protesters demanding jobs closed off the eastern Libyan port of Zueitina for a sixth day on Monday, extending a halt in oil exports, according to a senior oil industry source and to one of the demonstrators.
Madagascar police fire teargas at opposition protesters
ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) – Police in Madagascar fired teargas on Monday at supporters of a political party opposed to the transitional government of President Andry Rajoelina, demanding immediate elections and his departure.
Israel moves to protect Eilat-bound planes from Sinai jihadis
EILAT, Israel (Reuters) – An airliner full of carefree vacationers dips out of a cloudless sky on a final descent to Eilat and the desert around Israel’s toehold on the Red Sea sizzles with unseen military activity.
Uganda police arrest opposition figure to prevent rallies
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Police arrested Uganda’s leading opposition figure on Monday saying he was about to stage illegal rallies, in what will be seen as the latest crackdown on dissent in the oil-rich African country.
Italian doctors strike over cuts to health service
ROME (Reuters) – Thousands of doctors went on strike across Italy on Monday to protest against cuts to the country’s health service, raising pressure on Prime Minister Enrico Letta’s government as it seeks further ways to slash spending.
France stands by veil ban after riots
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s interior minister on Monday defended a ban on wearing full-face veils in public after a police check on a Muslim woman caused two nights of rioting near Paris, exposing tensions in immigrant-heavy suburbs.
Ethiopian troops quit Somali city, but no full withdrawal planned
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia has begun pulling troops out of a former rebel stronghold in Somalia, but it has no plans for a complete withdrawal from the fight against al Qaeda-linked insurgents, its foreign minister said on Monday.
Britain says EU membership review reveals pros and cons
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s biggest review of its membership of the European Union in 40 years found evidence it had boosted economic growth and helped consumers, but also highlighted the need to keep control of its own tax policy, a government report…
Al Qaeda militants flee Iraq jail in violent mass break-out
BAGHDAD/MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – Hundreds of convicts, including senior members of al Qaeda, broke out of Iraq’s Abu Ghraib jail as comrades launched a military-style assault to free them, authorities said on Monday.
UAE pardons Norwegian woman jailed in Dubai after reporting rape
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates has pardoned a Norwegian woman who was sentenced to jail for illicit sex after she reported being raped by a colleague while on a visit to Dubai, the Norwegian foreign minister said on Monday.
