Curfews in Tunisia after overnight riots

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• Curfews in Tunisia after overnight riots
• African Union seeks mandate to send troops to Mali
• Tensions fuel clashes in Indonesia's Papua
• Four killed in village attack in Ivory Coast
• Psychologist says Breivik is sane
• Poll: Most Chinese adults prioritize environment over economy
• Russians pour into Pushkin Square for opposition rally
• Nigeria financial chief suspended
• ICC team visit detained colleagues in Libya
• Tunisia imposes curfew after riot
• Greek radical defies EU pressure
• Pakistani probe finds envoy Husain Haqqani was behind memo seeking U.S. help
• Fourteen bodies dumped by highway in eastern Mexico
• Tunisia government imposes night time curfew after riots
• Ireland pardons soldiers who deserted to fight Hitler
• Falklands to vote on keeping British rule
• Serbia's Democrats close in on coalition government
• Arizona Voters Choose Giffords’s Replacement
• Brazil tries to curb crime wave
• Greek radical leftist rejects call for unity government

Curfews in Tunisia after overnight riots Posted: 12 Jun 2012 01:06 PM PDT Overnight curfews imposed in eight areas including Tunis after riots blamed on Salafis leave dozens of police injured.

African Union seeks mandate to send troops to Mali Posted: 12 Jun 2012 01:00 PM PDT PARIS (Reuters) - The African Union has asked the U.N. Security Council for a resolution that would allow military intervention in Mali, where Islamist militants have become an international security threat, the union's commission chief said on Tuesday.

Tensions fuel clashes in Indonesia's Papua Posted: 12 Jun 2012 12:25 PM PDT At least 16 killed in violence after UN criticises Jakarta's human rights record in eastern province.

Four killed in village attack in Ivory Coast Posted: 12 Jun 2012 12:59 PM PDT ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Four people were killed in an attack on a village in western Ivory Coast not far from the scene of an ambush in which seven United Nations peacekeepers died last week, local residents and the U.N. said on Tuesday.

Psychologist says Breivik is sane Posted: 12 Jun 2012 12:46 PM PDT A psychology professor called to testify at the trial of Anders Behring Breivik in Oslo says he believes the self-confessed mass killer is sane.

Poll: Most Chinese adults prioritize environment over economy Posted: 12 Jun 2012 12:40 PM PDT China's industrialization has famously caused its pollution problems to worsen, but that's not necessarily because the Chinese value industry over air quality. Last week, the Associated Press reported that China told foreign embassies to stop publishing reports on air quality in the country and argued that it was unfair to measure Chinese air against American standards. But a recent poll showed that the majority of Chinese adults surveyed by Gallup in 2011 prioritized protecting the environment, even at the risk of curbing economic growth. Only one in five said economic growth should trump environmental protections. Read full article >>

Russians pour into Pushkin Square for opposition rally Posted: 12 Jun 2012 05:58 AM PDT At least 15,000 people turned out at a peaceful demonstration in Moscow's Pushkin Square Tuesday demanding democratic reforms and denouncing President Vladi­mir Putin. The event was symbolically held on a national holiday that commemorates the Russian republic's declaration of sovereignty. Read full article >>

Nigeria financial chief suspended Posted: 12 Jun 2012 12:36 PM PDT The head of Nigeria's stock exchange regulator, Arunmah Oteh, is suspended pending an investigation into allegations of malpractice.

ICC team visit detained colleagues in Libya Posted: 12 Jun 2012 12:27 PM PDT ZINTAN, Libya (Reuters) - A delegation from the International Criminal Court on Tuesday visited their colleagues being held in Libya over allegations they had smuggled documents to Muammar Gaddafi's detained son.

Tunisia imposes curfew after riot Posted: 12 Jun 2012 12:39 PM PDT Tunisia declares an overnight curfew in eight regions, including the capital, after rioting which the government blames on Islamists angered by an art show.

Greek radical defies EU pressure Posted: 12 Jun 2012 12:12 PM PDT The leader of Greece's radical leftist party Syriza, Alexis Tsipras, warns the EU against trying to cow him if he wins Sunday's election.

Pakistani probe finds envoy Husain Haqqani was behind memo seeking U.S. help Posted: 12 Jun 2012 12:42 PM PDT ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A three-member judicial commission has concluded that Husain Haqqani, Pakistan's former ambassador to the United States, was behind a memo indirectly sent to a senior U.S. military official last year seeking Washington's help in averting a military coup. Read full article >>

Fourteen bodies dumped by highway in eastern Mexico Posted: 12 Jun 2012 12:10 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Fourteen bodies were found inside an abandoned truck along a highway in eastern Mexico, local police said on Tuesday, in what appeared to be the latest atrocity committed by rival drug cartels battling over smuggling routes to the United States.

Tunisia government imposes night time curfew after riots Posted: 12 Jun 2012 12:05 PM PDT TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's interior and defense ministries have declared a night time curfew in the capital and seven other suburbs and cities following riots by Salafi Islamists and other protesters angered by an art exhibition they say insults Muslims.

Ireland pardons soldiers who deserted to fight Hitler Posted: 12 Jun 2012 12:06 PM PDT DUBLIN (Reuters) - The Irish government on Tuesday pardoned thousands of servicemen who deserted to fight for the Allied forces during World War Two after the Irish state decided to remain neutral in the war against Adolf Hitler's Germany.

Falklands to vote on keeping British rule Posted: 12 Jun 2012 12:00 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - The tiny Falklands Islands will ask 3,000 inhabitants whether they want to stay part of Britain's self-governing overseas territories in a referendum designed to outflank Argentina's sovereignty claims to the South Atlantic archipelago.

Serbia's Democrats close in on coalition government Posted: 12 Jun 2012 11:58 AM PDT BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia edged closer to reviving its outgoing coalition government on Tuesday after the reformist Democratic Party and its Socialist allies said they had agreed on policy but needed "a few days" to divide up power.

Arizona Voters Choose Giffords’s Replacement Posted: 12 Jun 2012 12:37 PM PDT The election to fill Gabrielle Giffords's Congressional seat is widely regarded as a measure of the political winds.

Brazil tries to curb crime wave Posted: 12 Jun 2012 11:47 AM PDT Some 400 extra policemen are deployed in the streets of Brazil's largest city, Sao Paulo, to deal with a wave of robberies at bars and restaurants.

Greek radical leftist rejects call for unity government Posted: 12 Jun 2012 11:40 AM PDT ATHENS (Reuters) - The leader of Greece's leftist SYRIZA party on Tuesday ruled out forming a government with pro-bailout parties after June 17 elections that could decide the nation's future in the euro zone.

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