Party backing Irish government calls for deputy prime minister to resign
DUBLIN (Reuters) – The party propping up the Irish government called on Thursday for the deputy prime minister to resign over her handling of a legal case involving a police whistleblower, a move that raises questions about the future of the government…
FARC dissidents face full force of Colombia military: president
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Former Marxist FARC rebels who have chosen to join drug trafficking gangs instead of demobilizing will face the full power of Colombia’s military, President Juan Manuel Santos said on Thursday, amid worries gangs will stymie security…
Fair elections in Poland at risk from ruling party bill, opposition says
WARSAW (Reuters) – A bill sponsored by Poland’s ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party will undermine the fairness of elections, opposition deputies said in parliament on Thursday.
Guatemala prosecutors raid Millicom offices in graft probe
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Guatemala’s attorney general and a United Nations-backed commission against impunity in Guatemala searched the offices of Millicom International Cellular’s local unit on Thursday as part of a corruption investigation.
EY says cooperating with authorities in Italy probe
MILAN (Reuters) – Accounting firm EY said on Thursday it was cooperating with Milan magistrates in an investigation into whether one of its former employees in Italy had sold it confidential government information.
Journalists detained by Uganda charged with treason, police say
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Eight managers and editors of a daily newspaper arrested this week have been charged with treason, Ugandan police said on Thursday.
Backlash among German MPs against parliamentary Twitter ban
BERLIN (Reuters) – German lawmakers have protested after Wolfgang Schaeuble, the new president of the Bundestag, announced a ban on sending tweets from inside the parliament chamber.
Libyan government says investigating migrant ‘slave market’ reports
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s U.N.-backed government said on Thursday it was investigating reports of African migrants being sold as slaves and promised to bring the perpetrators to justice.
Three Georgian military personnel wounded in Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) – Three Georgian military personnel serving with the NATO-led Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan were lightly wounded when their vehicle was attacked near an airbase north of the capital Kabul, officials said.
Russia likely to reduce troops in Syria before year-end: military chief
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – The size of Russia’s military force in Syria is likely to be significantly reduced and a drawdown could start before the end of the year, the chief of the Russian military general staff said on Thursday.
