EU voters upset but say no inclination to follow Brexit: poll
LONDON (Reuters) – European Union voters in France, Germany, Italy and Greece think their countries are heading in the wrong direction but there is not yet any Europe-wide inclination to follow Britain toward exiting the bloc, according to a poll publi…
Congo opposition leader sentenced to five years in prison
KINSHASA (Reuters) – A court in Democratic Republic of Congo sentenced a political opposition leader to five years in prison on Wednesday, a human rights advocate said, a judgment that risks imperiling multi-party talks meant to organize a presidential…
Through reclusive Wa, China’s reach extends into Suu Kyi’s Myanmar
PANGSAN, Myanmar (Reuters) – China is extending its sway over an autonomous enclave run by Myanmar’s most powerful ethnic armed group, sources in the region told Reuters, bolstering Beijing’s role in the peace process that is the signature policy of Au…
Islamic State supporters call for more holiday attacks in Europe
CAIRO (Reuters) – A pro-Islamic State group on Wednesday urged supporters of the jihadists to carry out attacks on targets such as markets and hospitals in Europe over the Christmas holiday period and urged Muslims to stay away from Christian celebrati…
Israel’s attorney-general orders criminal probe against PM Netanyahu: TV
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s attorney-general has ordered police to open a criminal investigation in two unspecified matters involving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s Channel 10 television said on Wednesday.
In Venezuela, lynchings kill one person every three days: report
CARACAS (Reuters) – Roughly one person is being lynched in crisis-ridden Venezuela every three days as frustrated residents take revenge on suspected criminals, a monitoring group said on Wednesday.
Dutch police say Berlin market attack suspect may have passed through Netherlands
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch police said on Wednesday they were investigating whether the man believed responsible for last week’s deadly Christmas market attack in Berlin may have traveled through the Netherlands.
Boko Haram may have used Chibok girls as shields during attack: Nigerian army
LAGOS (Reuters) – Boko Haram fighters fleeing an attack on their base last week may have used some of the girls kidnapped in 2014 from northeast Nigeria’s Chibok as human shields to prevent being fired upon by fighter jets, a military commander said on…
U.S. calls Pakistan student group wing of banned militant organization
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Wednesday announced it was adding the student wing of the Pakistan-based militant organization, Lashkar-e-Taiba, to its list of “foreign terrorist organizations.”
Russia’s anti-doping body says did not admit to sports dope conspiracy
(Reuters) – Russia’s anti-doping agency RUSADA said on Wednesday it had not admitted to mass doping in the country’s sports system and that a report in the New York Times which suggested it had was a distortion of its position.
