Romania seeks World Heritage status for Transylvania village in gold mine row
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Romania has asked the United Nations to make a Transylvanian village boasting 18th century houses and intact Roman mining shafts into a World Heritage site in a surprise 11th hour move that could protect it from a …
Ex-Republican Party head Barbour to lobby U.S. for Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Haley Barbour, former Republican Party leader and Mississippi governor, has been hired by the Ukrainian government to lobby U.S. politicians, according to documents filed this week.
Syrian rebels deny report of ceasefire near Damascus
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) – A senior Syrian rebel official denied a report on Friday that a ceasefire had been reached between rebels and government forces in the Wadi Barada area near Damascus, where bombardments have knocked out the capital’s main water…
As winter hits, U.N. urges faster transfer of migrants from Greek islands
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Thousands of migrants stranded on Greek islands should be quickly transferred to the mainland or other European countries due to cold temperatures and poor living conditions, the United Nation’s refugee agency (UNH…
U.S. intel report identifies Russians who gave emails to WikiLeaks -officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The CIA has identified Russian officials who fed material hacked from the Democratic National Committee and party leaders to WikiLeaks at the direction of Russian President Vladimir Putin through third parties, according to a new…
Cyprus settlement talks offer glimmer of hope for island
ATHENS (Reuters) – It is a dispute that has brought NATO partners Greece and Turkey to the brink of war and confounded generations of diplomats; but Geneva negotiations next week offer the best chance in decades of reuniting the ethnically divided isl…
U.S. tanks, equipment arrives for NATO exercises in eastern Europe
BREMERHAVEN, Germany (Reuters) – Hundreds of U.S. tanks, trucks and other military equipment arrived by ship in Germany on Friday to be transported by rail and road to eastern Europe as part of a NATO buildup that has drawn Russia’s ire.
Temporary ceasefire reached in area near Damascus: Hezbollah-linked media
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A temporary ceasefire has been agreed in a rebel-held area near Damascus which Syrian government forces and their allies are trying to recapture from insurgents, a military news service run by the Lebanese group Hezbollah said on Fri…
Kosovo to review ties with Serbia after ex-PM arrest: foreign minister
PRISTINA (Reuters) – Kosovo Foreign Minister Enver Hoxhaj said on Friday his country had retaliated against neighboring Serbia and would do so again after an ex-prime minister was arrested in France on a warrant issued by Belgrade.
EU’s Juncker faces renewed pressure over Luxembourg tax policy
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker faces renewed claims that he impeded EU moves against corporate tax avoidance when Luxembourg’s prime minister, casting a shadow over his political future as a tussle over the bloc’…
