JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has brought a dovish rival into his emerging government to lead peace negotiations with the Palestinians.
Tunisia PM resigns after cabinet initiative fails
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) -- Tunisia’s prime minister has announced his resignation following the rejection of his initiative to form an apolitical government of technocrats to see the country out of its political crisis.
Montreal cop who became an Internet sensation, for alleged brutality, arrested
MONTREAL – A Montreal police officer who gained notoriety under the moniker “Officer 728,” after viral videos surfaced of her allegedly roughing people up, is being charged in court today.
Israel denies mystery 2010 detainee spied for Australia
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel denied on Tuesday that an Australian immigrant who committed suicide in 2010 while jailed for security offences had spied for his native country. The statement by Prime Ministe r Benjamin Netanyahu's office, which oversees Israel's intelligence services, was the first to confirm the affair concerned Ben Zygier, who was named in an Australian TV expose last week. … Pistorius' girlfriend cremated in private ceremony
JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- Reeva Steenkamp's coffin was draped in a white cloth and carried by six pallbearers at a private funeral Tuesday, just a few hours before Oscar Pistorius said in a court affidavit that he mistakenly killed his girlfriend by shooting her through a bathroom door. Tunisian Prime Minister Jebali quits?
Tunis (Reuters) – Tunisian Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali resigned on Tuesday after his attempt to form a government of technocrats and end a political crisis failed. "I vowed that if my initiative did not succeed, I would resign and … I have already done so," Jebali told a news conference after meeting with President Moncef Marzouki. Jebali had proposed forming a cabinet of apolitical technocrats to end protests and political turmoil caused by the assassination of secular opposition politician Chokri Belaid. (Reporting By Tarek Amara; Editing by Tom Pfeiffer) Polish prosecutors to drop charges in CIA jail inquiry: report
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland will drop charges against a former intelligence chief prompted by allegations that the CIA was allowed to run a secret prison in Poland for al Qaeda suspects, a major Warsaw newspaper said on Tuesday. Human rights activists and lawyers for men who allege they were detained by the CIA in Poland say the Polish authorities are trying to stifle the investigation because it would become politically embarrassing if it led to trials. … Obama says Gen. John Allen to retire, won't lead US, NATO troops in Europe
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama says he has accepted Marine Gen. John Allen’s request to retire from the U.S. military.
Former Ivory Coast president faces charges
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo was prepared to go to any lengths -- including using lethal force -- to cling to power after losing elections in 2010, and should stand trial for his alleged involvement in post-election violence, the International Criminal Court's prosecutor said Tuesday. U.S. judge approves Transocean civil spill settlement
(Reuters) – A federal judge on Tuesday gave final approval to Transocean's $1 billion civil settlement related to BP Plc's massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill in 2010. U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier signed the agreement, according to the court document filed in federal court in New Orleans. Transocean, which employed nine of the 11 workers killed in the accident, reached a $1.4 billion agreement to settle criminal and civil charges with the U.S. government in January. Last week, U.S. District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo accepted Transocean's guilty plea for violating the U.S. … Italy politicians make final drive for votes before poll
ROME (Reuters) – Italy's politicians on Tuesday stepped up their campaigns in the last few days before next weekend's election with the outcome deeply uncertain and up to a third of vot ers still up for grabs. Opinion polls on party standings are banned in the last two weeks before the February 24-25 poll but one of Italy's leading pollsters, Renato Mannheimer, said 27.7 percent of Italians were still undecided or could abstain. This makes the final few days of campaigning crucial for an election which has the potential to again destabilize the euro zone. … Israeli leader says Australia ties strong
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel’s premier is denying that the man known as “Prisoner X” worked for Australia’s security service and says relations between the countries remains strong. The comments follow a saga that has tested ties between the allies.
BMW recalls 750,000 cars due to electrical problem
(Reuters) – BMW is recalling about 750,000 of its vehicles in the United States, Japan, Canada and South Africa due the chance of an electrical failure that may cause the cars to stall unexpectedly, U.S. regulators and the company said. Vehicles sold in Germany, BMW's home market, and the rest of Europe are not involved in the recall. The recall affects Bayerische Motoren Werke AG's popular 3-Series sedans, convertibles, coupes and sports wagons, as well as its 1-Series coupes and convertibles and Z4 two-seat roadsters. In some markets, the X1 crossover vehicle is also part of the recall. … Palestinians, Israelis clash at solidarity strike
HAWARA, West Bank (AP) -- Palestinian protesters clashed with Israeli soldiers at a pair of rallies in the West Bank on Tuesday in support of four imprisoned countrymen on hunger strike, as hundreds of inmates said they were refusing food for the day in a show of solidarity. Court excerpts from Oscar Pistorius' bail hearing
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) -- The statements from Oscar Pistorius' defense and the prosecution give conflicting accounts of what happened in the shooting death of Reeva Steenkamp in the early hours of Feb. 14. France says kills more than 20 militants in Mali
DAKAR (Reuters) – More than 20 Islamist rebels were killed during a raid by French special forces and Malian troops in the Adrar des Ifoghas mountain range of Mali, the defense ministry said on Tuesday. The raid, during which one French legionnaire was killed, aimed at disrupting "terrorist" groups and dismantling their camps in an area where militants are believed to have taken refuge, the ministry said. (Reporting By John Irish and Bate Felix; Editing by Michael Roddy) Yemeni warplane crashes in capital Sanaa, 12 dead
SANAA (Reuters) – A Yemeni air force plane crashed in the capital Sanaa on Tuesday, killing at least 12 people, security sources said. State news agency Saba said three women and two children were among those killed when the plane, on a training flight, came down in a western residential district. Eleven people were wounded, security sources said. Pictures of the crash on social media sites showed one body near burning wreckage of the aircraft. Several cars were on fire and debris littered the street. A security official said the pilot had ejected from the plane. … Italian woman demands Berlusconi apology for sex banter
ROME (Reuters) – An Italian woman has demanded an apology from former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi after he crudely joked with her on stage about sex, days before a national election. Angela Bruno, a 30-year-old e mployee of renewable energy firm Gruppo Green Power, said in an interview on the La7 Channel that her 13-year-old daughter had cried for days after seeing a video of the encounter at a business event, and the response it provoked. "I want an apology for all Italian women because they should not have to suffer insults like this, at work or outside work," she said. … Pistorius shot girlfriend through door: prosecutor
PRETORIA (Reuters) – "Blade Runner" Oscar Pistorius put on his artificial legs and walked across his bedroom before firing four sho ts through a locked toilet door, killing his cowering girlfriend in cold blood, prosecutors said on Tuesday. Reeva Steenkamp, a 30-year-old law graduate and model, died after being hit by three rounds from a 9-mm pistol, prosecutor Gerrie Nel said. … Egypt's political elites and their estrangement from the poor
Egypt’s political elite continue to fail their people. They are failing to empathize, they are failing to speak to the public that makes them feel they’re being listened to, and they’re failing to craft approaches to turn around a dangerously listing economy.
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