French far-right chief Le Pen loses immunity over racism case
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.
Profile: China’s President Xi Jinping
– As leader of the most populous country on earth, Xi took up his post as president in 2013 in the second planned, orderly transition since the Communist revolution in 1949. As the chosen heir to his predecessor, Hu Jintao, Xi assumed the title of Comm…
French political scandals hit left and right
PARIS (Reuters) – A budget minister stashing cash in Switzerland, accusations that politicians tapped a senile heiress for campaign funds and allegations that a 403 million euro payout to an ex-convict businessman was rigged; French politics seems awas…
Exclusive: Iran importing missile-grade ore from Germany, France
LONDON (Reuters) – Exploiting a loophole in Western sanctions, Iran is importing a high grade of refined alumina ore from several European countries including Germany and France that Tehran could be using to make armor parts and missile components.
Nigeria recaptures 54 prisoners after jailbreak: police
ONITSHA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Nigerian police have recaptured 54 of 175 prisoners who escaped from a jail in the southwest town of Akure after it was attacked by gunmen, a police spokesman said on Tuesday.
Japan two-party politics in doubt as drubbing of Democrats looms
TOKYO (Reuters) – Four years after the Democratic Party of Japan swept to power in a historic election ending decades of one-party dominance, the DPJ looks set for defeat in next month’s upper house poll, raising doubts about its future and prospects f…
Mongolia neo-Nazis announce a change of tack – pollution control
ULAN BATOR (Reuters) – A Mongolian neo-Nazi group has rebranded itself as an environmentalist organization fighting pollution by foreign-owned mines, seeking legitimacy as it sends Swastika-wearing members to check mining permits.
Obama, Bush brought together in Africa at embassy bomb memorial
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – President Barack Obama and his predecessor George W. Bush stood side-by-side in Tanzania on Tuesday to commemorate the victims of the al Qaeda bombing of the U.S. Embassy 15 years ago – an attack that foreshadowed the United S…
UAE jails 61 Islamists in coup plot trial, rights groups protest
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Sixty-one convicted coup plotters received jail terms of up to 10 years in the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday after a trial that targeted Islamists and drew criticism from human rights groups.
Snowden threatens new U.S. leaks, asks numerous countries for asylum
LONDON/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden broke his silence on Monday for the first time since fleeing to Moscow over a week ago, blasting the Obama administration and saying he remained free to make new disclosures abo…
