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 …
Russia pushes back ‘Putin’s bridge’ to annexed Crimea by a year
TUZLA SPIT, Russia (Reuters) – Russia has pushed back the completion date of a showcase multi-billion dollar bridge to link the Russian mainland with annexed Crimea by one year, saying the original plan had to be adjusted to take account of the weight …
Ceasefire observers deploy in three Yemeni provinces to monitor truce
CAIRO (Reuters) – Local ceasefire monitors arrived at three Yemeni provinces on Wednesday to consolidate a shaky truce, residents and officials said, ahead of U.N.-sponsored peace talks scheduled to start in Kuwait next week.
Turkey arrests two Russian agents over killing of Chechen: newspaper
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Two Russian agents have been arrested in Turkey over the killing of a Chechen militant commander in Istanbul last year, the Haberturk newspaper said on Wednesday, one of several killings of Chechens in the country.
Iraq may dissolve parliament amid political crisis: state TV
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s parliamentary speaker Salim al-Jabouri may dissolve the assembly as the country struggles to overcome a political crisis, state TV said.
Italy junior minister probed for corruption in fresh blow to Renzi
ROME (Reuters) – An Italian junior health minister has been put under investigation in a widening influence-peddling scandal that has prompted the resignation of the industry minister and is embarrassing Prime Minister Matteo Renzi.
Macedonian police fire tear gas at migrants on Greek border
IDOMENI, Greece (Reuters) – Macedonian police fired tear gas on Wednesday to disperse around 50 migrants stranded in Greece who tried to pull down part of the razor wire fence separating the two countries, a Reuters witness said.
Russia jails former naval officer for 13 years in Lithuania spy case
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian court on Wednesday sentenced a former naval officer to 13 years in jail for selling state secrets to Lithuania concluding he was guilty of state treason, Russia’s FSB security service and the court said.
