Senegal to detain ex-Chad leader pending trial: judge
DAKAR (Reuters) – Chad’s former president Hissene Habre has been remanded in custody pending trial in Senegal on charges of crimes against humanity, war crimes and torture during his eight years in power, his lawyer said on Tuesday.
Zimbabwe PM’s party says Mugabe allies trying to rig vote
HARARE (Reuters) – The party of Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said thousands of dead people were still on the electoral roll only four weeks before a presidential election, accusing allies of President Robert Mugabe of trying to rig the o…
Portugal PM to address nation after another minister quit
LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho will address the nation around 8 p.m. local time (3:00 p.m. EDT) on Tuesday after the resignation of Paulo Portas, his foreign minister.
Russian tycoon Lebedev avoids jail over TV brawl
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian media magnate Alexander Lebedev was ordered on Tuesday to do 150 hours of community service, but avoided a jail sentence after being convicted of battery for punching a rival during a television talk show.
Billionaire Saudi prince branded ‘capricious’ in UK court
LONDON (Reuters) – A billionaire Saudi prince fighting a lawsuit connected to the sale of a private jet to Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi was branded “capricious” and “a debt-dodger” in a London court on Tuesday.
South African police investigating Mandela grandson in grave dispute
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African police opened an investigation on Tuesday into Nelson Mandela’s grandson on suspicion of illegally exhuming the bodies of three of the ailing anti-apartheid hero’s children, a police spokesman said.
Obama administration sanctions Myanmar general for dealings with North Korea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration on Tuesday sanctioned the head of a missile research and development facility in Myanmar for ignoring international requirements that he stop buying military equipment from North Korea.
French far-right chief Le Pen loses immunity
STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) – The leader of France’s far-right National Front lost her right to legal immunity as a European Parliament deputy on Tuesday, exposing her to possible prosecution over a racism charge.
Merkel opponent derides jobless summit as cynical ploy
BERLIN (Reuters) – Angela Merkel’s summit on youth unemployment in Europe is an attempt to paper over the economic consequences of the austerity policies she championed in the region, a leading member of Germany’s opposition Social Democrats (SPD) said…
Somali central bank governor denies U.N. charges over funds
NAIROBI (Reuters) – The governor of the Central Bank of Somalia denied on Tuesday allegations in a U.N. report linking him to irregularities regarding millions of dollars withdrawn from the bank, saying the charges were malicious and baseless.
