Pakistan Taliban sack spokesman in sign of growing divisions
ISLAMABAD/DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan-based Taliban sacked their spokesman on Tuesday for making remarks that angered their Afghan allies, in a move highlighting efforts to patch up divisions within the increasingly fractured insurg…
South Africa’s Mandela remains in ‘critical but stable’ condition
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s anti-apartheid hero and former president Nelson Mandela remained in a “critical but stable” condition after being in hospital for more than four weeks to treat a lung infection, the government said on Tuesday.
Journalist shot dead in Russia’s Dagestan province
MAKHACHKALA, Russia (Reuters) – A journalist who wrote about alleged human rights abuses was shot dead in Russia’s violence-plagued North Caucasus province of Dagestan on Tuesday, law enforcement authorities and colleagues said.
Iranian authorities foil suspected suicide attack: agency
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian security forces on Tuesday killed a man suspected of wanting to carry out a suicide bombing on a police headquarters in the city of Chabahar in southeastern Iran, the semi-official Mehr news agency said.
Egypt’s Brotherhood rejects decree on new constitution
CAIRO (Reuters) – The Muslim Brotherhood rejected a decree issued by Egypt’s interim head of state overnight, which set a timetable for new elections and set up a mechanism to amend the constitution.
Portugal needs unity, quick return to growth, says new economic czar
LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal needs political stability to complete its aid program but must also focus on bouncing back quickly from recession, the minister appointed to coordinate economic policy said on Tuesday.
Russia urges Egypt to hold fair elections
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Egypt should strive for a peaceful transition of power in fair elections, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday, underlining Moscow’s concerns about the risk of more unrest after the ousting of President Mohammed Mur…
Groups gather in Turkish protest park after night of clashes
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – An Istanbul park at the center of protests against Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s government reopened on Tuesday after a night of clashes between police and protesters, but the mood among the small groups of visitors was calm.
South Korea to toughen rules on pilots shifting to new jets
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea is considering tightening regulations for pilots seeking certification to convert to flying new aircraft after the fatal crash of an Asiana Boeing 777 plane in San Francisco, a government source said on Tuesday.
Junior partner to quit Morocco coalition: party
RABAT (Reuters) – The junior partner in Morocco’s governing coalition will resign on Tuesday over planned cuts in food and energy subsidies and other issues it believes will hurt the poor, a spokesman for the conservative Istiqlal party said.
