Saudi court jails rights activist over tweets
DUBAI (Reuters) – A Saudi court sentenced human rights activist Issa al-Nukheifi to six years in prison on Wednesday over tweets critical of the government, a rights group said, confirming a Saudi newspaper report.
Germany confirms hack of government computers, says incident under control
BERLIN (Reuters) – The German government on Wednesday confirmed it was investigating a cyber attack that affected government computer networks, but said the incident had been brought under control.
Merkel ally favors new election if SPD rejects coalition
MUNICH (Reuters) – The leader of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Bavarian allies, Horst Seehofer, said on Wednesday that Germany should hold a new election if members of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) voted against a new coalition with her conservative b…
Albania seizes 613 kilos of Colombia cocaine, holds two
TIRANA (Reuters) – Albanian police seized 613 kilos of cocaine hidden in a container of bananas from Colombia on Wednesday, they said, hailing it as the Balkan nation’s biggest haul of the drug ever and as a triumph for its law enforcement efforts.
U.N. body says Guantanamo detention of Pakistani has no legal basis
GENEVA (Reuters) – A Pakistani man held at the U.S. Guantanamo Bay detention facility since 2006 should be released immediately and given a right to compensation, the U.N. Working Group on Arbitrary Detention said on Wednesday.
Ex-first lady of Honduras arrested in corruption case: source
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Police arrested the wife of former Honduran President Porfirio Lobo on Wednesday morning on corruption charges, a police source and local media said.
Vatican studying ways to speed up sexual abuse cases
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis is studying how to speed up the handling of allegations of sexual abuse by clergy, the Vatican said on Wednesday, after a high-profile case in Chile put a new spotlight on the scandal.
EU expects to govern Northern Irish trade after Brexit unless London finds solution fast
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union on Wednesday laid out how it expected to regulate Northern Ireland’s trade if no better solution was found in the rapidly shrinking window before Britain quits the EU, prompting furious reactions in London and Be…
Ukraine president says expects delivery of U.S. weapons in weeks
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Wednesday he expected the first shipment of weapons from the United States in the next few weeks.
Romania’s president says sacking of anti-corruption chief ‘far away’
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romanian President Klaus Iohannis said on Wednesday a dismissal of the chief of the anti-corruption prosecutors was “increasingly farther away”, as the agency’s annual report showed more than 700 officials had been convicted of gr…
