South Korea ruling conservatives fail to win majority in parliament poll
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s ruling conservative party failed to regain a majority in parliament in an election on Wednesday, dealing a stinging blow to President Park Geun-hye and denting prospects for the party’s success in a 2017 presidential vot…
Brussels flights again disrupted by air traffic controllers’ strike
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Brussels Airport canceled half its flights on Wednesday as anger mounted over a second day of industrial action by some air traffic controllers hampering a return to normality after last month’s suicide bombings.
Poland court ‘paralysis’ threatens democracy: European Parliament
STRASBOURG (Reuters) – The European Parliament said on Wednesday that an “effective paralysis” of Poland’s top constitutional court posed a threat to democracy in the biggest eastern EU state, joining critics of the eurosceptic government in Warsaw.
Syrians vote for parliament denounced by Assad’s enemies
DAMASCUS (Reuters) – Syrians voted in a parliamentary election in government-held areas of the country on Wednesday in what they called a show of support for President Bashar al-Assad, while his opponents and Western powers denounced the poll as illegi…
Kurdistan government needs support to plug $100 million monthly deficit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Iraq needs budget support to plug a monthly deficit of $100 million and would accept any conditions that might be placed on the aid, KRG Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani said on Wedn…
Sweden arrests Turkish man suspected of being PKK regional leader
STOCKHOLM/BERLIN (Reuters) – Swedish police on Wednesday arrested a Turkish man who is wanted by Germany on suspicion of being a senior member of the PKK Kurdish militant group, officials said.
Islamic State hails Brussels suicide bombers
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Islamic State published obituaries on Wednesday of the suicide bombers who killed 32 people in Brussels, confirming investigators’ suspicions that one of them had also made explosives for November’s Paris attacks.
Turkey shells targets in Syria after rockets hit border town: PM
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s military struck Islamic State targets in northern Syria in response to rockets that hit the southeastern Turkish border town of Kilis for the third straight day on Wednesday, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said.
Mexican president’s approval rating drops to record low amid scandals
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – President Enrique Pena Nieto’s approval rating has fallen to a record low, according to a poll published in one of Mexico’s leading newspapers on Wednesday, pummeled for his failure to combat corruption scandals.
Thousands show up to support Argentine ex-president, paralyzing capital
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of supporters of Argentina’s former president beat drums and clogged traffic in Buenos Aires on Wednesday as they streamed toward the court where she is appearing in a case about irregularities at the central …
