DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) -- A Bangladeshi tribunal prosecuting cases stemming from the 1971 independence war sentenced a leader of an Islamic opposition party to life in prison Tuesday, sparking street clashes with police that killed one man and injured several others. Somali court: Jail for rape victim, reporter
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- A Mogadishu court on Tuesday handed down one-year prison sentences to a woman who said she was raped by security forces and a reporter who interviewed her. The judges decided the woman falsely claimed she was raped and had insulted the government.
Iran's Ahmadinejad on historic visit to Cairo
CAIRO (AP) -- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Cairo on Tuesday for the first visit by an Iranian leader in more than three decades, marking a historic departure from years of frigid ties between the two regional heavyweights.
Household water bills set to rise by 3.5 percent in England, Wales
LONDON (Reuters) – Household water and sewerage bills in England and Wales are set to rise by 3.5 percent or around 13 pounds over the next year, the water industry regulator Ofwat said on Tuesday. The increase will take into account an inflation rate of 3 percent and will mean a total average bill of 388 pounds in 2013-2014, the regulator said. The changes will come into effect on April 1 and apply until March 31, 2014, and bills will vary for each household depending on their water supplier and whether they have a water meter. …
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France arrests suspected Islamists in Mali rebels probe
PARIS (Reuters) – French police arrested four suspected Islamist militants near Paris on Tuesday as part of an investigation into the recruitment of volunteers by al Qaeda insurgents in Mali, Interior Minister Manuel Valls said. The arrests came as France's intervention in Mali to rid its former colony of Islamist fighters has prompted the authorities to increase security measures against possible reprisal attacks on its interests in mainland France and abroad. … Senate passes bill to improve embassy security after Libya raid, measure heads to House
WASHINGTON – The Senate on Monday approved legislation that would allow the State Department to transfer $1.1 billion to improve security at U.S. embassies overseas in the aftermath of the deadly assault on the U.S. Consulate in Libya last September.
Officials: Australian suspected in Bulgaria bomb
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Two Western officials say an Australian is a suspect in the bus attack in Bulgaria last year that killed five Israelis and a Bulgarian driver.
Chinese clinic suspected of infecting 95 patients with hepatitis C contaminated injections
BEIJING, China – Chinese state media say 95 people have been hospitalized after a private clinic gave them injections suspected to be contaminated with hepatitis C.
Syrian opposition chief says offers Assad peaceful exit
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian opposition leader Moaz Alkhatib urged Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government on Monday to start talks for its depa rture from power and save the country from greater ruin after almost two years of bloodshed. Seeking to step up pressure on Assad to respond to his offer of talks – which dismayed some in his own opposition coalition, Alkhatib said he would be ready to meet the president's deputy. … 2 Western Officials: Australian Is Suspect in Bulgaria Bus Attack That Killed 5 Israelis
2 Western officials: Australian is suspect in Bulgaria bus attack that killed 5 Israelis
Somali court jails woman allegedly raped by security forces
MOGADISHU, Somalia – A court official in Mogadishu says that a woman who has said she was raped by security forces has been sentenced to one year in prison. A reporter was also given the same sentence.
Iran, world powers to hold nuclear talks February 26: IRNA
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran and world powers will hold talks over Iran's disputed nuclear program on February 26 in Kazakhstan, Iran' s state news agency IRNA reported on Tuesday. Iran's Supreme National Security Council announced the agreement had been made during a telephone conversation on Tuesday between Ali Bagheri, Iran's deputy nuclear negotiator, and his European Union counterpart Helga Schmid, IRNA said. … Iran's Ahmadinejad in Egypt on historic visit
CAIRO (Reuters) – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Egypt on Tuesday on the first trip by an Iranian head of state since the 1979 revolution, underlining the thaw in relations since Egyptians elected an Islamist head of state. President Mohamed Mursi, the Muslim Brotherhood politician elected in June, kissed Ahmadinejad as he disembarked from his plane at Cairo airport. The leaders walked down a red carpet, Ahmadinejad smiling as he shook hands with waiting dignitaries. … 'Matter of reputation': Ireland's leader vows to ID source of horsemeat labeled Polish beef
DUBLIN – Ireland’s prime minister says the latest finding of horsemeat in products labeled as Polish beef is harming Ireland’s reputation as an exporter of high-quality meat products.
Japan protests to China after radar pointed at vessel
TOKYO (Reuters) – A Chinese vessel pointed a type of radar normally used to help guide missiles at a Japanese navy ship near disputed East China Sea islets, prompting the Japanese governme nt to lodge a protest with China, Japanese public broadcaster NHK said on Tuesday. The incident happened on January 30, the defense minister later said. A long-simmering row over the islands, known as the Senkaku in Japan and the Diaoyu in China, has in recent months escalated to the point where both have scrambled fighter jets while patrol ships shadow each other in nearby seas. … 
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