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.
China vows to step up fight against Dalai Lama as shootings reported
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s top official in charge of religious groups and ethnic minorities vowed on Tuesday to step up the fight against exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, as a rights group reported police shootings of monks marking his …
Five police wounded in Somali bombing by Islamists
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Five policemen were wounded when their vehicle was blown up in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Tuesday, a police officer said, in an attack claimed by the Islamist militant group al Shabaab.
Japan says faces increasing threats from China, North Korea
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan faces increasingly serious threats to its security from an assertive China and an unpredictable North Korea, the defense ministry said in its first annual report since hawkish Prime Minister Shinzo Abe took office.
UAE foreign minister to arrive in Cairo Tuesday morning
CAIRO (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) foreign minister will arrive in Cairo on Tuesday morning at the head of the most senior foreign delegation to visit Egypt since the military overthrew Islamist President Mohamed Mursi.
Junior partner to quit Morocco coalition: party
RABAT (Reuters) – Six ministers from the junior partner in Morocco’s governing coalition will resign on Tuesday because of a cabinet dispute over subsidy reforms and other issues, a spokesman for the conservative Istiqlal party said.
