World powers pledge $15 billion for Afghanistan, EU seeks peace
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – World powers raised $15 billion for Afghanistan on Wednesday to fund the country over the next four years, while the European Union said it won support to revive a stalled peace process after almost 40 years of conflict.
Aleppo aid convoy hit by air strike: U.N. expert
GENEVA (Reuters) – Analysis of satellite imagery of a deadly attack on an aid convoy in Syria last month showed that it was an air strike, a U.N. expert said on Wednesday in remarks that were later toned down to say it was not a conclusive finding.
Tensions rise in Srebrenica as Serb takes election lead
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Police interrupted election tellers in the Bosnian town of Srebrenica, site of the 1995 genocide of 8,000 Muslims, just as they were about to recount ballots in a tense vote which may bring the town its first Serb mayor since the w…
Two Brussels police stabbed in possible terrorist attack: prosecutor
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Two police officers were stabbed in Brussels on Wednesday in what prosecutors said could have been a terrorist attack.
Kenyan election commissioners quit after protests
NAIROBI (Reuters) – The commissioners of Kenya’s election oversight body resigned from their positions, the government said on Wednesday, part of an agreement to resolve a row with the opposition that led to protests and violence earlier this year.
Belgium counter terror investigators probe police stabbing
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgian counter terrorist prosecutors were investigating a stabbing incident in Brussels on Wednesday in which three police officers were wounded, prosecutors said.
Merkel calls for continued EU, U.S. talks on free trade deal
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the European Union and the United States should continue to negotiate the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) free trade deal as long as possible, despite opposition in many Euro…
At least 20 Iraqi Sunni tribal fighters killed in mistaken airstrike: police
TIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters) – At least 20 Sunni tribal fighters were killed in a airstrike south of Mosul in the early hours of Wednesday when they were mistaken for Islamic State militants, Iraqi police said.
Explosion in Afghan capital, Kabul, four people wounded: police
KABUL (Reuters) – An explosion struck a bus carrying government employees during rush hour traffic in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Wednesday, wounding four people, police and witnesses said.
Philippine defense chief says Duterte may be ‘misinformed’ on U.S. alliance
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippine defense minister sought to patch up cracks in a military alliance with the United States on Wednesday, saying President Rodrigo Duterte, who has appeared intent on scrapping joint programs, might be misinformed about t…
