Old order “remnants” flex muscle in Tunisian politics
(Reuters) – Step by step, the once-shunned officials of Tunisia’s old order have returned to the political scene and are turning up the pressure on the governing Islamist party Ennahda to make way for them.
Indian PM Singh to visit White House in late September
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is due to meet with U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House on September 27, the White House said on Tuesday.
Mexico’s Pemex says ammonia gas pipeline leak kills at least three
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – At least three people were killed by an ammonia gas leak from a pipeline owned by state oil monopoly Pemex in southern Mexico on Tuesday and 1,500 people were evacuated from the area and taken to shelters, the company said.
Britain defends detention of journalist’s partner
LONDON (Reuters) – The British government, accused of abusing media freedom, said on Tuesday police were right to detain a journalist’s partner if they thought lives might be at risk from data he was carrying from fugitive U.S. intelligence contractor …
EU foreign ministers weigh Egypt aid, policy at emergency talks
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union governments will debate on Wednesday how to use their economic muscle to force Egypt’s army-backed rulers to end a crackdown on deposed President Mohamed Mursi’s Muslim Brotherhood.
U.S. takes tougher line with Egypt but denies aid cut
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday adopted a harder line toward Egypt’s military-backed government, stressing that its bloody crackdown on protesters could influence U.S. aid to Cairo but denying reports that it has suspended the assis…
U.S. embassy in Sanaa, Yemen reopens after security threats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. embassy in Sanaa, Yemen, reopened on Sunday after closing earlier this month due to concerns over potential terrorism attacks, the U.S. State Department said.
Israel, Palestinians hold third round of peace talks
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israelis and Palestinians held a third round of negotiations on Tuesday, and Israel’s chief representative at the talks predicted the U.S.-brokered peace process would lead to dramatic Israeli decisions.
Argentine diplomat calls Cameron ‘dumb’ over Falklands flap
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s ambassador to Britain described Prime Minister David Cameron as “dumb” in his handling of the dispute over the Falkland Islands, the latest verbal salvo in the long feud between the two nations that went to war over…
U.S. deports drug cartel ‘queen’ to Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday deported a Mexican drug smuggler, known as the “Queen of the Pacific”, after she served out a jail term, handing her over to authorities in Mexico to face separate money laundering charges.
