Germany accuses two Palestinians of planning attack on Israeli embassy
BERLIN (Reuters) – Two young men of Palestinian descent are on trial in Germany for planning to bomb the Israeli embassy in Berlin or other Israeli targets, a criminal court spokesman said on Wednesday.
Raised ‘Chavista’ in poor Venezuela, lawmaker-elect jolts opposition image
CARACAS (Reuters) – She grew up in a poor and dangerous part of Caracas, was raised by a family fiercely loyal to late socialist leader Hugo Chavez and attended so many rallies that she can still sing along to tunes glorifying him.
Italy to send troops near Iraq combat zone to protect dam workers
ROME (Reuters) – Italy will deploy 450 troops near the front line with Islamic State militants in Iraq to protect workers carrying out repairs to the Mosul hydro-electric dam, the country’s biggest, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said on Wednesday.
Germany ready to help ‘natural ally’ Britain with EU reform bid
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany signaled its readiness on Wednesday to be “extremely helpful” to Prime Minister David Cameron in his quest to renegotiate Britain’s membership of the European Union.
Russia says out-of-court deal on Ukraine debt impossible
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Wednesday an out-of-court settlement of the dispute over the Ukrainian debt to Russia was impossible.
Trump loses bid to stop Scottish wind farm near luxury golf course
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s top court threw out a bid by Donald Trump to stop a wind farm being build near his luxury Scottish golf course, prompting the U.S. Republican presidential front runner to rebuke the Scottish nationalist government.
Gunmen kidnap at least 26 Qatari nationals in Iraqi desert: officials
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – About 100 gunmen kidnapped at least 26 Qataris from their desert hunting camp in Iraq near the Saudi border in the early hours of Wednesday, the regional governor and police officials said.
Russia says serious differences remain with U.S. over Syria crisis
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Serious differences remain between Russia and the United States over ways to resolve the Syria crisis, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday.
Merkel says aiming to resolve Syria conflict without Assad
BERLIN (Reuters) – The goal of diplomatic efforts to end the four-year-old conflict in Syria is to reach a long-term solution that does not involve Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday.
Two suspected of links to Paris attacks arrested in Austria refugee center
VIENNA (Reuters) – Two people have been arrested at a refugee center in the Austrian city of Salzburg on suspicion of being connected to last month’s Paris attacks, the Salzburg prosecutors’ office said on Wednesday.
