Communist East German minister, sentenced over border killings, dies
BERLIN (Reuters) – Former East German defense minister Heinz Kessler, sentenced to prison after the fall of the Berlin Wall for his role in the killing of people trying to flee the Communist state, has died at the age of 97, his publisher said on Thurs…
Colombian FARC dissidents take U.N. official hostage: U.N., army sources
BOGOTA (Reuters) – A member of a U.N. team working on a project in Colombia to substitute illegal crops with legal ones was kidnapped by dissident former FARC rebels who have rejected the peace process, the United Nations and the government said on Thu…
Let Social Democrats, ethnic Albanians form government: Macedonian parliament speaker
SKOPJE (Reuters) – Macedonia’s parliament speaker urged the country’s president on Thursday to recognize a new majority of Social Democrats and parties representing ethnic Albanians so they can form a government and end a volatile political stalemate.
Hungary charges suspects in Austria death of 71 migrants in 2015
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungarian prosecutors on Thursday charged 11 people, four of them with murder and all with human trafficking, in connection with the death of 71 migrants found in a lorry by an Austrian motorway in August 2015.
Germany challenges Russia over alleged cyberattacks,
BERLIN (Reuters) – The head of Germany’s domestic intelligence agency accused Russian rivals of gathering large amounts of political data in cyber attacks and said it was up to the Kremlin to decide whether it wanted to put it to use ahead of Germany’s…
Philippines’ Duterte says chat with Xi was at Trump’s request
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Thursday his telephone conversation this week with Chinese leader Xi Jinping to discuss the Korean peninsula crisis was at the behest of his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump.
Macron stretches lead in last throes of French presidential campaign
PARIS (Reuters) – Centrist French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron extended his lead in the polls over his far-right rival Marine Le Pen on Friday, the final day of campaigning in a tumultuous election race that has turned the country’s politics …
Algerians vote for new parliament in ballot marked by youth apathy
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algerians voted on Thursday in a parliamentary election expected to hand the ruling FLN and allies a majority as the government deals with low oil prices and President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s absence since a 2013 stroke.
Support for Hungary’s PM, ruling party slumps after protests: poll
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s ruling right-wing Fidesz party has suffered a sharp loss of voter support, an opinion poll showed on Thursday, after a bruising row with the European Union over a university law that triggered large-scale street protests….
Pope’s meeting with Myanmar’s Suu Kyi leads to diplomatic ties
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The Vatican and Myanmar established full diplomatic relations on Thursday, minutes after Pope Francis met with the country’s leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.
