Spain’s acting PM Rajoy takes ‘decisive step’ to form government
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s acting prime minister Mariano Rajoy said on Thursday he had taken a “decisive step” toward forming a government by agreeing to a pact with a smaller rival, but still lacks the majority he needs for a second term.
Ukraine could introduce martial law if eastern fighting worsens: Poroshenko
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Thursday he did not rule out introducing martial law and a new wave of military mobilization if the conflict with pro-Russian separatists worsened.
South African opposition takes charge in Mandela Bay as ANC unseated
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – A mayor from South Africa’s main opposition party took office in a major urban center on Thursday, unseating the African National Congress (ANC) as the ruling party paid the price for its worst countrywide election result since…
For elite North Korean defector, a job and bodyguards await in South
SEOUL (Reuters) – Thae Yong Ho, the most senior North Korean diplomat to flee to the South, is likely to have round-the-clock protection and make a comfortable living at a think-tank run by Seoul’s intelligence service, say elite defectors who followed…
Qatar Airways plane makes emergency landing in Istanbul
ISTANBUL/DOHA (Reuters) – A Qatar Airways aircraft made an emergency landing at Istanbul’s Ataturk airport on Thursday after its landing gear failed to retract on take-off, an airport official said.
Russia launches third day of Syria strikes from Iran
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian bombers launched a third day of air strikes against militants in Syria from an Iranian air base, the Russian defense ministry said on Thursday.
Germany treads cautiously in court case to ban far-right party
BERLIN (Reuters) – In his decade as a neo-Nazi skinhead in eastern Germany, Manuel Bauer says he beat up foreigners and disabled people, stabbed a cigarette in the eye of a 12-year old boy and assaulted a Muslim man and his pregnant German wife.
Serbia intercepts over 3,000 illegal migrants in a month: spokesman
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Serbia detained over 3,000 migrants illegally entering into the country in one month, a military spokesman said, suggesting many were still trying to make their way along a Balkan corridor to the European Union despite border closu…
Philippines gets first coastguard boat from Japan to boost security
MANILA (Reuters) – Japan on Thursday delivered to the Philippines the first of 10 coastguard vessels to help it improve its maritime security and law enforcement in the South China Sea where tension has been rising over a territorial dispute with China…
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi meets China PM, due to sign deals on hospitals, bridge
BEIJING/YANGON (Reuters) – China and Myanmar are set to sign deals to build a strategic bridge near their border and two hospitals in the Southeast Asian country, a Myanmar official said on Thursday, as leader Aung San Suu Kyi met government leaders in…
