Greece to vote on austerity, protests intensify
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s coalition government hopes to overcome its own divisions and defy protesters’ fury at parliament’s gates on Wednesday to push through an austerity package needed to secure an injection of aid and avert bankruptcy.
Zawahri urges Somali militants to fight on against "crusaders"
DUBAI (Reuters) – Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri, in a statement on an Islamist website, urged Somalia’s al Shabaab insurgents to fight back against what he called “crusader invaders” after Kenyan forces forced them out of their last urban bastion.
Israel mulls steps against the Palestinians over U.N. bid
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Senior members of Israel’s cabinet on Tuesday weighed punitive steps that could be taken against the Palestinians if they pursue a campaign to upgrade their status to “observer state” at the United Nations this month.
Military planners prepare for war in Mali
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Military experts from Africa, the United Nations and Europe have drafted plans to recapture northern Mali, officials said on Tuesday, as one faction of the Islamist rebels who occupy the territory called for talks.
U.S. judge dismisses Hamas financing suit against Arab Bank
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge on Tuesday threw out a lawsuit brought by a U.S. man wounded in the Middle East who sought to hold Arab Bank liable for providing material support to the Palestinian group Hamas.
Briton murdered in China fed tips to British intelligence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A British businessman murdered in China in a high-profile case of political intrigue was an informal source of information for Britain’s foreign intelligence agency, MI6, two sources familiar with the matter said.
Americans tour base to recruit Libyan anti-militant force: commander
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – U.S. officials in Libya have begun to look for recruits for a commando force which they plan to train to fight militants, a former commander of Libyan rebels who toppled Muammar Gaddafi said on Tuesday.
Sudan rebels kill two in shelling: army
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudanese rebels killed two children and wounded eight other civilians when they shelled the main town in Sudan’s oil-producing South Kordofan state on Tuesday, the army said – the third bout of shelling in the past two weeks.
Nigeria arrests 15 Russian sailors carrying arms
LAGOS (Reuters) – Nigerian authorities seized a ship and arrested its 15 Russian crew members on suspicion of arms smuggling, after they found several guns and about 8,500 rounds of ammunition on the boat, the Navy said on Tuesday.
Iran says may stop oil sales if sanctions tighten
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran said on Tuesday it would stop oil exports if pressure from Western sanctions got any tighter and it had a “Plan B” contingency strategy to survive without oil revenues.
