South Africa’s Zuma ousts rival Sexwale in cabinet reshuffle
PRETORIA (Reuters) – South African President Jacob Zuma replaced Tokyo Sexwale as housing minister in a cabinet shake-up on Tuesday, removing the anti-apartheid stalwart who is considered a potential rival as leader of Africa’s biggest economy.
Costa Concordia captain trial delayed by lawyers strike
GROSSETO, Italy (Reuters) – The manslaughter trial of the captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship, which capsized off Italy’s coast last year killing 32 people, began on Tuesday and was immediately suspended because of a lawyers’ strike.
Ex-minister found guilty over Cyprus munitions blast
NICOSIA (Reuters) – A former Cypriot defense minister was found guilty of manslaughter on Tuesday over a deadly munitions blast two years ago that killed 13 people and crippled the economy in the island’s worst peacetime disaster.
Over 50 hurt as car bomb hits Hezbollah Beirut stronghold
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A massive car bomb ripped through a Beirut stronghold of Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group that has been fighting alongside President Bashar al-Assad in Syria’s civil war, wounding 53 people on Tuesday.
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.
