Central African Republic postpones pivotal elections
BANGUI (Reuters) – Crucial elections scheduled to take place in the Central African Republic on Sunday have been postponed by three days until Dec. 30, Prime Minster Mahamat Kamoun said on Thursday.
U.S.-backed alliance pushes toward Islamic State-held dam in northern Syria
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A U.S.-backed alliance of Syrian Kurds and Arab rebel groups advanced toward a dam in northern Syria held by Islamic State fighters on Thursday, in an assault aimed at capturing the militants’ stronghold of Raqqa, rebels and a monito…
Turkish PM accuses pro-Kurdish party head of treason over Russia comments
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu accused the head of Turkey’s pro-Kurdish opposition party of treason on Thursday for using a trip to Moscow to condemn Ankara’s shooting down of a Russian warplane over Syria.
Israeli forces kill four Palestinian assailants in West Bank
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli forces killed four Palestinian assailants in separate incidents in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, the army said, as a 12-week surge in street violence showed no sign of abating.
Poland asks Council of Europe about constitutional court rules
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland has asked human rights body the Council of Europe to comment on its plans to overhaul rules governing its constitutional tribunal that have raised European Union concerns about the rule of law.
Syria ready to take part in Geneva peace talks: minister
BEIJING (Reuters) – Syria is ready to take part in peace talks in Geneva and hopes that the dialogue will help it form a national unity government, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem said on Thursday during a visit to Beijing.
Italy says wants more ‘respect’ from Brussels, EU partners
ROME (Reuters) – Italy is not getting enough respect from the European Commission or its partners and it is determined to convince the European Union to adopt bolder, more growth-friendly policies, Rome’s top EU affairs official said on Thursday.
Implementation of Ukraine ceasefire deal to drag into 2016: RIA cites Russian official
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The implementation of the ceasefire accords, aimed to resolve the Ukraine crisis and known as the Minsk 2 agreements, will drag into 2016, RIA news agency reported on Thursday, citing Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin …
Two-thirds of Spaniards don’t want election re-run: poll
MADRID (Reuters) – Less than one third of Spaniards want a re-run of last Sunday’s election, which resulted in a political stalemate, with two-thirds favoring a pact between parties, a poll showed on Thursday.
U.S., allies conduct 18 strikes in Iraq, six in Syria: U.S. military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies conducted 18 air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and six in Syria on Wednesday, coalition leading the operations said in a statement.
