Turkey court releases eight activists on bail in terrorism case
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A Turkish court on Wednesday ordered the release on bail of eight defendants, including the director of the local branch of Amnesty International and two foreign nationals, pending the verdict in their on-going trial on terrorism c…
Hungary detains migrant wanted for 70 murders in Pakistan: police
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungarian police have detained a Pakistani migrant wanted for murdering around 70 people in his home country, Hungarian and Austrian police said on Wednesday.
Suspected Boko Haram militants kill eight soldiers, one civilian in Nigeria’s northeast: police
BAUCHI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Suspected Boko Haram militants killed eight soldiers and one civilian in an attack in Nigeria’s northeast, a police official said on Wednesday.
Drone kills seven suspected al Qaeda members in Yemen: sources
DUBAI (Reuters) – Seven suspected al Qaeda militants were killed by a drone strike in central Yemen on Wednesday, residents and local officials said.
U.S. has lost trust in South Sudan, Trump envoy tells president
JUBA (Reuters) – The United States has lost trust in South Sudan’s government for fueling the country’s civil war and must bring peace or risk losing support from Washington, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley told the nation’s President…
Former official of Argentina’s Fernandez turns himself in to authorities -media
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Julio De Vido, an ex-minister who served in former Argentine President Cristina Fernandez’s government, turned himself in to authorities on Wednesday after he was stripped of immunity from arrest, local media reported.
EU too? Lawmakers denounce harassment in Brussels
STRASBOURG/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU lawmakers accused their own parliament on Wednesday of failing to protect staff from sexual harassment, as allegations of abuse in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein case have raised questions over standards also in Bru…
U.N. nuclear chief to visit Iran this weekend
VIENNA (Reuters) – The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog will visit Iran on Sunday for talks with senior officials there, as opposition from the United States threatens to undermine an international accord to curtail Iran’s nuclear program.
Austrian far right says ‘very good start’ in Kurz coalition talks
VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria’s far-right Freedom Party said coalition talks with conservative leader Sebastian Kurz made a “very, very good start” on Wednesday, mapping out a process that could end its decade in opposition.
Amid Brexit timetable confusion, UK aims for transition outline by early 2018
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain wants an outline agreement with the European Union by the end of March 2018 on the transitional arrangements that will apply temporarily after it leaves the bloc, Brexit minister David Davis said on Wednesday.
