Russia will do everything to support Annan’s efforts in Syria – Putin
Moscow has fully supported Kofi Annan’s efforts in Syria and will continue to do so, Russian President Vladimir Putin said after meeting with the international envoy on Syria in Moscow on Tuesday. “From the very start, from your first steps as the UN-Arab League secretary general's special envoy, we have supported your efforts aimed at restoring civil peace (in Syria),” Interfax quoted Putin as saying. He added that Russia “will do everything” to support Annan’s mission.
Two pilots killed as helicopter crashes in Republic of Congo
A police helicopter crash in the Republic of Congo has killed two Ukrainian pilots, a local official says. The MI-2 helicopter was only carrying the two pilots when it crashed to the ground on Monday in Mbouambe, AP reports. The helicopter caught fire after the crash, police commissioner Patou Mascott said on Tuesday. The bodies of the two pilots were recovered and sent to the country’s capital, Brazzaville.
Boat was not warned before Gulf shooting – Indian envoy
Fishermen aboard a boat shot at by the US Navy off Dubai's coast say they received no warning before being fired upon, India's ambassador to the United Arab Emirates says. M.K. Lokesh told AP on Tuesday that the boat was returning from fishing when it came under fire. Three men injured in the shooting are all recovering and are “out of danger.” One Indian citizen was killed in Monday's shooting by gunmen aboard the refueling ship USNS Rappahannock, about 15 kilometers off Dubai's Jebel Ali port.
FIFA to appoint Garcia as prosecutor in corruption cases – reports
FIFA is reportedly preparing to appoint former United States attorney Michael J. Garcia as lead prosecutor to investigate allegations of corruption in world football. Garcia should have authority to order fresh probes into old cases, AP said, citing its sources. The appointment is seen as a crucial step in FIFA President Sepp Blatter's promised anti-corruption reforms. FIFA is also preparing to appoint German judge Joachim Eckert to chair the judging chamber of its ethics court, sources say.
Blast hits central Nigerian city
An explosion rocked central Nigeria's city of Jos on Tuesday. The bomb detonated outside a government building. The attack in the Bukuru area “was intended to blow up the secretariat of Jos South local government,” said the Plateau state governor's spokesman Pam Ayuba. A military spokesman and residents said one young person died in the attack, AFP reports. Residents say an attacker fired a heavy weapon at a building from a main avenue. It appeared a Muslim school across the street from the government building was the target.
European Commission to open antitrust probe of Microsoft browser policy
The European Union's executive body is to open an investigation into whether Microsoft has kept to the antitrust commitments it made in 2009. The indications are that Microsoft has failed to provide customers with a screen from which they could chose different Internet browsers other than just Microsoft's Internet Explorer, EU Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia said on Tuesday. The screen, promised by Microsoft following an antitrust case in 2009, has not been provided since the introduction of Windows 7 Service Pack 1, AP quoted Almunia as saying. “If the infringement is confirmed, there will be sanctions,” the official warned.
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