World News

	Kyrgyzstan shutting down key US route to Afghanistan Kyrgyzstan's president reiterated on Tuesday that the Central Asian nation next year will evict the U.S. air base that supports military operations in nearby Afghanistan.
	Spain backs sending weapons to Syria rebels for 'defense' Spain said Tuesday it favors a partial lifting of sanctions against Syria that would allow the delivery of "defense material" -- that could include weapons to help protect the population.
	US envoy in Cuba engages critics on and offline A U.S. diplomat has become a sort of tweeter-in-chief for the U.S. mission in Cuba, reaching out to some of Washington's most vocal critics on the island.
	Gang rape, murder suspect freed for lack of evidence A South African magistrate has dropped charges against a man accused in a brutal gang-rape and murder case of a teen girl that shocked the nation's citizens.
	German tech firm to recruit employees with autism German software giant SAP AG says it plans to recruit hundreds of staff with autism to make full use of their talents to process information.
	Pope expresses solidarity with tornado survivors Pope Francis on Tuesday expressed his "closeness to the families of all who died in the Oklahoma tornado," with special concern for "those who lost young children."
	Georgian ex-PM detained on abuse of office charges Prosecutors in Georgia say that the country's former prime minister has been detained and charged with abuse of office and misappropriation of property.
	Serbs released from Libyan prison after 21 months Officials said Tuesday that five Serbian construction workers have returned home after spending 21 months in captivity in Libya.
	Obama to visit South Africa, Senegal, Tanzania The White House says the president and first lady Michelle Obama will leave next month for Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania.
	Obama, China's Xi to meet in June in California President Barack Obama will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping early next month in California, during a time when both the U.S. and China confront issues of cybersecurity and North Korea's nuclear ambitions.