Second ministerial resignation plunges Portugal into crisis
LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s Foreign Minister Paulo Portas resigned on Tuesday, plunging the country into a political crisis that could upset its smooth exit from an international bailout.
Prosecutors consider trial for ex-Vatican bank managers: sources
ROME (Reuters) – Rome prosecutors are considering requesting that two directors of the Vatican bank who resigned on Monday be sent to trial on suspicion of authorizing illegal financial transactions, judicial sources said on Tuesday.
Obama brings out the African in the American
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – Midway through a three-country trip to Africa and shortly after an emotional tour of his hero Nelson Mandela’s Robben Island prison cell, Barack Obama was greeted by another revered African leader, Desmond Tutu, with the words…
John Paul II on brink of sainthood after miracle approved: report
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The late Pope John Paul II moved closer to sainthood on Tuesday after a commission of cardinals and bishops credited him with a second miracle since his death, Italian media reported.
Princess Fawzia, Shah’s first wife, dies in Egypt
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (Reuters) – Princess Fawzia Fuad, a daughter and sister of Egyptian kings and the first wife of the last Shah of Iran, died on Tuesday in Alexandria, a member of the former royal family and a senior local police officer said.
Kenya parliament to debate new tax, opposition grows
NAIROBI (Reuters) – A proposed tax that would raise the price of food and other basic items was presented to Kenya’s parliament on Tuesday, even as civil servants demanded higher pay to cope with rising living costs.
Senegal charges ex-Chad leader with crimes against humanity
DAKAR (Reuters) – A judge in Senegal formally charged Chad’s former president Hissene Habre with crimes against humanity, war crimes and torture on Tuesday and remanded him in custody pending trial, his lawyer said.
Some lawmakers balk at limited abortion legislation in Ireland
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Four lawmakers from Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny’s party came out on Tuesday against a move to legalize abortion under certain conditions but are unlikely to be able to scuttle the measure or threaten his comfortable majority.
Hague court to release ex-Bosnian Serb parliament chief early
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The war crimes tribunal for ex-Yugoslavia has granted early release to the former head of the Bosnian Serb parliament who was convicted of forcing thousands of Muslims and Croats from their homes during Bosnia’s 1992-95 war.
Russia passes amnesty for economic crimes in boost to business
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s lower house of parliament on Tuesday approved an amnesty for several thousand entrepreneurs jailed for economic crimes.
