A rebel group created just seven months ago attacked the strategic provincial capital of Goma, home to more than 1 million people in eastern Congo, on Tuesday, seizing part of the city and the international airport, according to a rebel spokesman, residents and eyewitnesses.
Attacker stabs guard at U.S. embassy in Tel Aviv: police
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – A man stabbed a security guard at the U.S. embassy in Tel Aviv on Tuesday and was apprehended, a police spokesman said, and Israel Radio reported the assailant was an Israeli with a criminal background. The motive for the attack, which occurred outside the beachfront embassy, was not immediately known. “A Mazda car stopped next to the U.S. embassy and a man got out carrying a red bag and a pitchfork,” said David Cohen, 48, who told Reuters he witnessed the incident while jogging along Tel Aviv’s Mediterranean promenade. “He began to run toward the security guards. …
Poland arrest man planning attack on Parliament
Polish authorities said Tuesday that they have arrested a man who was planning to carry out a terror attack on the Parliament building in Warsaw while the president, prime minister, government ministers and lawmakers were inside.
Armed Israeli man wounds guard at U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv
JERUSALEM – Israeli police say a suspect wielding a knife and an axe attacked a security guard at the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv but has been detained.
Israel police: Armed man attacks US Embassy guard
Israeli police say a suspect wielding a knife and an ax attacked a security guard at the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv but has been detained.
Former Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader sentenced to 10 years on corruption charges
ZAGREB, Croatia – A court has found former Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader guilty on corruption charges and has sentenced him to 10 years in prison.
Outrage in India over arrest of 2 women for Facebook post criticizing Mumbai shutdown
NEW DELHI – As India’s financial capital shut down for the weekend funeral of a powerful right-wing politician linked to waves of mob violence, a woman posted on Facebook that the closures in Mumbai were “due to fear, not due to respect.” A friend of hers hit the “like” button.
Polish authorities arrest man planning attack on Parliament
WARSAW, Poland – Polish authorities say they have arrested a man suspected of planning an attack on the Parliament building in Warsaw.
Rebels backed by Rwanda take airport in Goma, Congo
GOMA, Congo – A spokesman for a rebel group in Congo believed to be backed by neighbouring Rwanda confirmed that his fighters have entered Goma and have taken the city’s international airport. The assault was punctuated by heavy gunfire.
Rebel spokesman: M23 rebels have taken airport in Goma, Congo, and are entering city
GOMA, Congo – A spokesman for a rebel group in Congo believed to be backed by neighbouring Rwanda confirmed that his fighters have entered Goma and have taken the city’s international airport. The assault was punctuated by heavy gunfire.
Poland suspect "planned bomb attack on parliament"
WARSAW (Reuters) – A Polish man arrested on terrorism charges was planning a bomb attack on parliament and had assembled a small arsenal of explosive substances, detonators and guns, prosecutors said on Tuesday. “He carried out reconnaissance in the neighborhood of the Sejm (parliament). This building was to be the target of the attack. He collected explosives and materials for detonation,” prosecutor Piotr Krason told a news conference. (Reporting by Dagmara Leszkowicz and Marcin Goettig; Writing by Christian Lowe)
Croatia sentences ex-PM Sanader to 10 years in prison for graft
ZAGREB (Reuters) – Former Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Tuesday for taking bribes from two foreign companies, becoming the highest state official to be convicted of corruption in the future European Union member state. A Zagreb county court found Sanader guilty of taking payments from Austrian Hypo Alpe Adria Bank in 1995 and from Hungary's energy group MOL in 2008. Sanader has denied wrongdoing, dismissing the trial as politically motivated. Croatia is due to join the EU in July 2013. … Rebels enter Goma, Congo, seize airport
A spokesman for a rebel group in Congo believed to be backed by neighboring Rwanda confirmed that his fighters have entered Goma and have taken the city’s international airport. The assault was punctuated by heavy gunfire.
Turkey agrees Syria missile defense with NATO members
ANKARA (Reuters) – NATO member states have agreed to supply Turkey with a sophisticated Patriot missile defense system to counter a potential threat from Syria and talks on its deployment are in the final stage, Turkey’s foreign minister said on Tuesday. “The countries who supply NATO with Patriot systems are known, we have reached an agreement with those countries. The official application will be completed as soon as possible,” Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told a news conference. “Intensive work is underway and the talks have reached the final stage. …
Obama meets China, Japan leaders amid sea tensions
President Barack Obama is closing his Asian tour in diplomatic talks with leaders of Japan and China, their economic message overshadowed by security tensions over disputed waters and territories.
Amnesty International workers set to strike for second time in 2 months
LONDON – Hundreds of Amnesty International workers have announced plans to walk off the job in London as the second strike in as many months raises questions about the organization’s ability to remain one of the world’s pre-eminent human rights advocates.
Congo rebels enter Goma as clashes resume
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo entered parts of the eastern city of Goma on Tuesday, escalating clashes between the insurgents and U.N.-backed Congolese troops defen ding the provincial capital of North Kivu. A Reuters witness said fighters from the M23 rebel group were advancing by foot along the road to the city centre, the first clear evidence they had entered Goma after days of fighting along the outskirts. Sustained light-arms fire could be heard from within the city and from its airport. … US sends Clinton to Mideast to try to end conflict
Efforts to end a week-old convulsion of Israeli-Palestinian violence drew in the world's top diplomats on Tuesday, with President Barack Obama dispatching his secretary of state to the region on an emergency mission and the U.N. chief appealing from Cairo for an immediate cease-fire. 
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