Nigeria police fire on Shi’ite march, kill protester-group
Police opened fire at Shi’ite Muslim protesters demanding the release of their leader in the Nigerian capital Abuja on Tuesday, killing one, in a second straight day of violence, the religious group said.
Iran: U.S. curbs to have ‘severe consequences’ for global order
U.S. sanctions against Iran will have “severe consequences” for the world order, the Islamic republic said on Tuesday, days before new sanctions on Tehran’s oil exports take effect.
Swedish caretaker PM says speaker’s talks made progress in breaking deadlock
Discussions led by the Swedish Parliament’s speaker on Tuesday made progress in breaking a political deadlock that has gripped Sweden since an inconclusive national election seven weeks ago, the caretaker prime minister told Reuters.
Rohingya returns to Myanmar must not be rushed or premature: UNHCR
The United Nations refugee agency said on Tuesday that conditions in Myanmar’s Rakhine state were “not yet conducive for returns”, after Bangladesh and Myanmar agreed to start repatriation of hundreds of thousands of Muslim Rohingya by mid-November.
Bavarian parties nearing conservative-centrist coalition: sources
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Bavarian allies are close to forming a coalition with the centrist Free Voters to govern the wealthy southeastern state of Bavaria, party sources said on Tuesday.
‘Who’s in charge?’ Next Mexico leader clashes with business over airport
Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s decision to cancel a multi-billion dollar Mexico City airport has pitched him into conflict with business elites, auguring a rocky start to his plans to revive the economy.
Turkish military says kills seven Kurdish militants in northern Iraq
The Turkish military killed seven Kurdish militants in air strikes in neighboring northern Iraq on Tuesday as they were preparing to launch an attack on regions were Turkish bases are located, it said in a statement on Twitter.
France’s Publicis keeping Saudi business for now: chairman
Communications giant Publicis Groupe will continue to work for Saudi Arabia while “monitoring the situation”, Chairman Maurice Levy said on Tuesday, despite Riyadh’s acknowledgement that dissident Jamal Khashoggi was the victim of a premeditated murde…
Germany’s deadliest post-war serial killer: nurse admits killing 100 patients
A German nurse admitted in court on Tuesday to being post-war Germany’s deadliest serial killer, murdering 100 patients with lethal injections so that he could play the hero by trying to revive them.
Russia’s only aircraft carrier damaged after crane falls on it
Russia’s only aircraft carrier was damaged while undergoing repairs in the north of the country after the floating dock holding it sank in the early hours of Tuesday and a crane crashed onto its deck, tearing a gash up to 5 meters wide.
