Italy’s ruling party sinks deeper in graft scandal, embarrassing Renzi
ROME (Reuters) – The governing Democratic Party (PD) has been sucked deeper into Italy’s vortex of corruption scandals with the governor of one of its most populous regions coming under fire in a further embarrassment for Prime Minister Matteo Renzi.
Italian man convicted of supplying prostitutes to Berlusconi
BARI, Italy (Reuters) – A southern Italian court convicted a businessman of paying prostitutes to attend parties thrown by former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and sentenced him on Friday to seven years and 10 months in prison.
Burundi opposition asks U.N. to send peacekeepers quickly
NAIROBI (Reuters) – A prominent Burundi opposition politician urged the United Nations on Friday to send peacekeepers quickly to help deal with rising violence, after the Security Council discussed ways to boost its presence there.
EU gives green light to German, Swedish temporary border checks
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission has formally authorized the temporary reimposition of border controls by Sweden and Germany’s extension of frontier checks to help get a grip on a large influx of asylum seekers, the EU executive said on Fri…
Mexico moves closer to possible minimum wage hike
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A committee in Mexico’s lower house of Congress voted overwhelmingly in favor of a measure that moves Latin America’s No. 2 economy a step closer to increasing its low minimum wage, which has fallen in real terms over more than …
Russia’s Putin phones Iran’s Rouhani ahead of gas summit
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has phoned Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to discuss bilateral ties, the Kremlin said on Friday.
As tensions play out at home, powerful Pakistani general heads to U.S. for talks
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Days before Pakistan’s powerful army chief was due to visit Washington for talks on regional stability and fighting militancy, General Raheel Sharif engaged in thinly veiled criticism of the nuclear-armed country’s civilian govern…
Palestinian gunman kills two Israelis in West Bank: army
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A Palestinian gunman killed two Israelis in the southern West Bank on Friday, the military said, while in the nearby city of Hebron Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian involved in stone-throwing clashes, medics said.
Pope Central African trip on despite France’s security fears, Vatican says
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis’ trip to Central African Republic, which has been rocked by strife between Christians and Muslims, is still scheduled to go ahead despite warnings from France of major security risks, Vatican sources said on Friday…
U.S. designates leader of Islamic State group Abdurakhmanov a terrorist
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Friday it had designated Maghomed Maghomedzakirovich Abdurakhmanov a terrorist, triggering sanctions and penalties for the man Turkish authorities recently sentenced to prison for belonging to a terroris…
