Guinea-Bissau Court throws out challenge to PM nomination
BISSAU (Reuters) – The Supreme Court in Guinea-Bissau has upheld the nomination of Prime Minister Baciro Dja, bolstering President Jose Mario Vaz in a power struggle with a rival former prime minister.
Switzerland and EU to intensify immigration negotiations
ZURICH (Reuters) – Negotiations between Switzerland and the European Union on immigration restrictions will be stepped up in the next few weeks, the Swiss government said on Saturday, with a high-level meeting planned for September.
Serbian police, army to form joint border patrols to stem illegal crossings
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Serbian police and army will form joint patrols to protect the country’s borders from illegal crossings of migrants mostly coming from Afghanistan and Pakistan, Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said on Saturday.
China calls for greater global cooperation against terrorism
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese Premier Li Keqiang called on Saturday for greater global cooperation against terrorism, state media said, as the Asian giant seeks greater international support for its anti-terror fight.
Croatian president calls snap election for Sept. 11: statement
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Croatia will hold a snap election on Sept. 11, President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic said in a statement on Saturday, following the fall of the government after a vote of no-confidence last month.
Discord over South China Sea clouds Asia-Europe summit
ULAANBAATAR (Reuters) – A key summit between Asian and European leaders in Mongolia ended on Saturday without direct mention of the South China Sea dispute in its closing statement, with diplomats describing intense discord over the issue between Europ…
El Salvador leader raps decision axing amnesty for civil war crimes
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – El Salvadoran President Salvador Sanchez Ceren criticized on Friday a Supreme Court ruling that would allow prosecutors to investigate crimes committed during a long civil war that ended nearly 25 years ago.
Preliminary results from Flight MH17 forensic probe expected later this year: minister
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s transport minister said on Saturday preliminary conclusions from the forensic investigation into the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 two years ago could be received later this year.
Libyan forces battling Islamic State in Sirte suffer losses in push to advance
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Forces aligned with Libya’s U.N.-backed government suffered losses from snipers and mines on Friday as they battled Islamic State to win control of a strategic conference center in the coastal city of Sirte.
With 84 dead, France investigates whether truck attacker acted alone
NICE, France (Reuters) – French authorities were trying to determine on Friday whether a Tunisian who killed at least 84 people by plowing a truck into Bastille Day crowds had acted alone or with accomplices, but said the attack bore the hallmarks of I…
