Lithuania opens trial of ex-Soviet military officers over 1991 killings
VILNIUS (Reuters) – A trial opened in Lithuania on Wednesday against dozens of former Soviet military officials accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity in a 1991 crackdown against the Baltic state’s pro-independence movement.
EU gives Greece warning to fix border ‘neglect’
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The EU executive concluded on Wednesday that Greece could face more border controls with other states of the free-travel Schengen zone in May if it does not fix “serious deficiencies” in its management of the area’s external fronti…
Israel feels the heat of U.S., EU and U.N. criticism
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The United States, European Union and the United Nations have issued unusually stern criticism of Israel, provoking a sharp response from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and raising Palestinians’ hopes of steps against their nei…
Tunisia says breaks up militant cell linked to Islamic State
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian police have broken up a cell recruiting fighters for Islamic State in Libya and Syria, authorities said on Wednesday.
NATO looks to combat Russia’s ‘information weapon’: document
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO may combat Kremlin “weaponization of information” used to support action such as the 2014 seizure of Crimea by creating a new more powerful communications section and declassifying more sensitive material, according to draft p…
Exclusive: Hackers may have wider access to Ukrainian industrial facilities
KIEV (Reuters) – Hackers were able to attack four sections of Ukraine’s power grid with malware late last year because of basic security lapses and they could take down other industrial facilities at any time, a consultant to government investigators s…
China’s Ai Weiwei pulls Danish exhibitions in protest at migrant law
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei said he would withdraw from two exhibitions in Denmark to protest against an asylum law passed by parliament that included rules on confiscating valuables from migrants to help pay for their sta…
Anger grows in Italy over covering nudes for Iran’s Rouhani
ROME (Reuters) – In the 16th century, Daniele da Volterra was scorned by contemporary artists for agreeing to paint loincloths on Michelangelo’s nudes in the Sistine Chapel. Italian protocol officials must now know how da Volterra felt.
Britain could use sanctions to pressure Maldives government
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain could impose sanctions on Maldivian individuals if the Maldives’ government fails to take action to free political prisoners, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Wednesday.
Afghanistan fails to improve human rights: watchdog
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan has failed to remedy a series of chronic human rights abuses ranging from the torture of prisoners by security forces to brutal mistreatment of women, Human Rights Watch said in a report on Wednesday.
