Czech MPs back conflict of interest law in vote aimed at billionaire Babis
PRAGUE (Reuters) – The Czech lower house approved a law on Wednesday aimed at limiting politicians’ business interests, moving closer to clipping the wings of the country’s popular finance minister, Andrej Babis.
Cornered Renzi changes tack in Italy’s high stakes reform campaign
ROME (Reuters) – Having pegged his political future to a referendum on constitutional reform, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi called up President Barack Obama’s communications maestro Jim Messina for advice on how to win the do-or-die vote.
On Juncker’s big day, Barroso row casts shadow on EU
STRASBOURG (Reuters) – Jean-Claude Juncker, the European Union’s chief executive, had his annual moment in the spotlight on Wednesday, but his predecessor has cast an unwelcome if unmentioned shadow on his State of the Union address.
French police arrest another teenager suspected of plotting attack
PARIS (Reuters) – French police on Wednesday arrested a 15-year old suspected of planning an attack and using encrypted social media channels to communicate with a French Islamist militant believed to be in Syria or Iraq, sources said.
As Suu Kyi visits U.S., Myanmar readies new foreign investment law
NAYPYITAW (Reuters) – Myanmar is making a push to overhaul rules on new foreign investment this week, officials said, as leader Aung San Suu Kyi bids to attract more overseas businesses to create jobs and improve the Southeast Asian country’s crumbling…
Prosecutor seeks 3-year jail term for ex-budget minister Cahuzac
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s financial prosecutor on Wednesday sought a three-year jail term for disgraced former French budget minister Jerome Cahuzac, who was forced to quit government three years ago over the discovery that he owned a secret bank acco…
Swedish prosecutors say Assange will be interviewed Oct. 17
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will be interviewed at Ecuador’s London embassy on Oct. 17, Swedish prosecutors said on Wednesday.
Post-Brexit EU needs joint military HQ, Juncker says
STRASBOURG (Reuters) – The European Union’s chief executive called on Wednesday for a joint command headquarters for EU military missions and greater defense cooperation, reviving long-running efforts to reduce reliance on the United States.
Rubber bullets and tear gas – how China’s ‘democracy village’ was silenced
WUKAN, CHINA (Reuters) – When the first wave of riot police swept into the southern Chinese “democracy village” of Wukan shortly after 3am Tuesday, some breaking through gates with wooden battering rams, frightened residents sounded gongs to raise the …
Exiled Maldives ex-leader says working with rival to bring down government
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Former Maldivian leader Mohamed Nasheed said he has been working with his old rival, another former president who had him jailed again and again, to find “legal options” to bring down the current government of the troubled Indian Oc…
