China says in advanced talks with U.S. on five graft suspects
BEIJING (Reuters) – The Chinese government is in advanced talks with the United States on repatriating five of China’s most wanted corruption suspects and will hand over whatever evidence is needed by its U.S. counterparts, Chinese state media said on …
Cameron’s office to probe why British Muslim family barred from U.S.
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron’s office said on Wednesday it was looking into the case of a family of 11 British Muslims who were refused permission to board a flight from London to Los Angeles to visit Disneyland.
Somber Christmas for Iraq’s Christians under threat from Islamic State
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – With Christmas falling this year a day after Prophet Mohammad’s birthday, the city of Baghdad is holding Christmas celebrations in a sign of brotherhood with Iraq’s hard-pressed Christian community.
Italian president offers pardons in CIA rendition convictions
ROME (Reuters) – Italy has partially pardoned the former CIA Milan station chief Robert Seldon Lady who was convicted for his role in the kidnapping of an Egyptian Muslim cleric under the U.S. “extraordinary rendition” program.
Croatian president nominates pharmaceutical exec as next PM
ZAGREB (Reuters) – Croatia’s president on Wednesday designated pharmaceutical executive Tihomir Oreskovic to become prime minister, nominating a technocrat put forward by conservatives and reformists after weeks of talks following an inconclusive Nov. …
Two Israelis, two Palestinian attackers killed in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Two Palestinians went on a stabbing spree along a popular walkway in Jerusalem on Wednesday, killing one person, and were then shot dead by Israeli security forces in what police described as a terrorist attack.
U.N. Security Council alarmed by Yemen ceasefire violations
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday voiced alarm at breaches of a ceasefire in Yemen that was introduced alongside U.N.-brokered peace talks aimed at ending a civil war between the exiled government and Iranian-a…
Slovenia nominates its ex-president Turk as candidate for U.N. secretary
LJUBLJANA (Reuters) – The Slovenian government on Wednesday nominated former president Danilo Turk as a candidate for United Nations secretary-general.
Georgian prime minister Irakly Garibashvili resigns
TBILISI (Reuters) – Georgian Prime Minister Irakly Garibashvili resigned on Wednesday after two years in office in a surprise move less than a year before a parliamentary election.
Suspected bomb kills one at Istanbul airport, investigation launched
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – One person was killed when an explosion hit an Istanbul airport overnight and damaged five planes, a Turkish minister said, adding that it was still too early to confirm whether the blast had been caused by a bomb.
