NATO chief says Europe has interest in helping Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) – NATO countries have strong reasons to maintain support for Afghanistan and will respond to U.S. President Trump’s call for more troops and funding, the alliance’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday.
‘Red Scare’ puts pressure on Indonesian president
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian police will deploy as many as 30,000 personnel to guard an anti-communist rally on Friday, as the country’s military chief and Islamist groups stoke fears of a hard left revival in the world’s most populous Muslim nation.
Angola’s Samakuva to step down as UNITA opposition party leader
LUANDA (Reuters) – The veteran leader of Angola’s largest opposition party said on Wednesday he would step down to allow someone else keep the new government of President Joao Lourenco to account.
Interpol approves membership for State of Palestine over Israeli objections
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Interpol voted on Wednesday to admit the State of Palestine as a member over Israeli objections at the international police organization’s general assembly in Beijing.
‘Rain begins with a single drop:’ Saudi women rejoice at end of driving ban
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabian women rejoiced at their new freedom to drive on Wednesday, with some taking to the roads even though licenses will not be issued for nine months.
Schaeuble to head German parliament, unblocking coalition talks
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany took a first decisive step on Wednesday toward forming a new government when its veteran finance minister, conservative Wolfgang Schaeuble, agreed to become president of the parliament, clearing the way for another party to t…
Baghdad piles pressure on Iraqi Kurds to reverse overwhelming independence vote
BAGHDAD/ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Baghdad heaped pressure on Iraq’s Kurds on Wednesday, demanding they cancel their overwhelming vote for independence while parliament urged the Iraqi central government to send troops to take control of vital oil fields …
War and the prize: how some Nobel laureates turn away from peace
OSLO (Reuters) – Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi is the latest in a long line of Nobel Peace Prize laureates to disappoint many of those who once applauded her, and probably won’t be the last, a cautionary tale for the 2017 laureate who will be named…
Cameroon illegally deported 100,000 Nigerian refugees: rights group
ABUJA (Reuters) – Cameroon has broken international law by forcibly deporting at least 100,000 Nigerians who had fled there to escape Islamist Boko Haram militants, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Wednesday.
Baghdad piles pressure on Iraqi Kurds to reverse independence vote
BAGHDAD/ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Baghdad piled pressure on Iraq’s Kurds on Wednesday, demanding they cancel their vote for independence while parliament urged the Iraqi central government to send troops to take control of vital oil fields held by Kurdis…
