Libyan soldiers killed as army presses gains in Benghazi
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Seven soldiers were killed on Friday in clashes with Islamist militants in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, where military forces are pressing to consolidate recent gains, an army commander said.
‘Dear Jean-Claude’: Cameron thanks Juncker for deal ‘creativity’
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – David Cameron has written to European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and his legal and negotiating team thanking them personally for their “creativity” in crafting last week’s EU deal for Britain.
Iran extends voting again due to high turnout: State TV
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran announced a second extension of voting due to high turnout in elections on Friday for parliament and a leadership body known as the Assembly of Experts.
U.S. urges China’s Xi to extend non-militarization pledge to all of South China Sea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Friday urged Chinese President Xi Jinping to extend his pledge not to militarize the disputed Spratly Islands to encompass all of the South China Sea.
Arrest of Brazil’s ‘maker of presidents’ could unmake Rousseff
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian political strategist Joao Santana earned his nickname ‘the maker of presidents’ by guiding leftist leaders to power in Latin America and Africa, but his arrest this week could unmake his most important client, President D…
Niger president Issoufou to face run-off election
NIAMEY (Reuters) – Niger’s President Mahamadou Issoufou won 48.4 percent of the vote in the Feb. 21 election and will face a run-off against opposition leader Hama Amadou, who came second with 17.8 percent, the national electoral commission said on Fri…
U.S. becoming more careful in YPG ties: Turkey presidential spokesman
ANKARA (Reuters) – The United States is becoming more careful in its ties with Syrian Kurdish YPG fighters and Ankara has seen some changes in attitude from Washington about the relationship, Turkey’s presidential spokesman said on Friday.
Kosovo lawmakers release tear gas, disrupt presidential vote
PRISTINA (Reuters) – Opposition lawmakers released tear gas in Kosovo’s parliament again on Friday, disrupting a session to elect the country’s next president as part of a long-running protest against a deal to grant the minority ethnic Serbs more righ…
Latvian man jailed for petition urging Latvia merger with Russia
RIGA (Reuters) – A Latvian court on Friday sentenced an ethnic Russian resident to six months in prison for launching an online petition calling for the Baltic state to merge with Russia.
Turkish presidential spokesman rules out early election
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s presidential spokesman said on Friday he could “confidently rule out” the possibility of an early election and said the country could hold separate referendums on a new constitution and the question of an executive preside…
