Crash forensics to determine whether bomb downed Russian jet
DUBAI (Reuters) – With world powers divided over the cause of a Russian jetliner crash, much rests on forensic teams as they scour a sandy trail of wreckage almost a week after 224 people died in Egypt’s worst air disaster.
John Kerry and Russia’s Lavrov discuss launch of Syria political talks
MOSCOW (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday discussed international efforts to launch political talks between the Syrian authorities and the opposition, the Russian foreign ministry said in…
Romanian PM name yet to emerge, further talks expected next week
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Consultations over a new Romanian prime minister will continue next week after initial talks with political and civil society leaders produced no candidate, President Klaus Iohannis said on Friday.
Austria jails Romanian driver of migrant van with welded doors
VIENNA (Reuters) – A Vienna court sentenced a Romanian man to two years in jail on Friday for human trafficking after he drove dozens of migrants across Austria in August in a van whose doors had been welded shut.
Turkish police search business group linked to Erdogan foe: media
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish police searched offices of a business association close to President Tayyip Erdogan’s ally-turned-foe Fethullah Gulen on Friday, media reports said, sustaining a crackdown on the Muslim cleric’s supporters after Sunday’s elec…
German police arrest Islamic State suspect at Munich Airport
BERLIN (Reuters) – A German man who flew to Syria last year to join the Islamic State militant group was arrested at Munich Airport on Friday, German police said.
Syrian rebels recapture village in west: monitoring group
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian rebels recaptured a village and surrounding areas in the west of the country on Friday, consolidating significant advances made the day before at the expense of pro-government forces, a monitoring group said.
Europe warns against escalation in South China Sea dispute
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – The European Union made its strongest call yet for China and other Asian nations to resolve their dispute over the South China Sea, a position Brussels insists is neutral but that the United States is likely to welcome after pres…
Iraq’s top Shi’ite cleric warns parliament not to stall Abadi’s reforms
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s top Shi’ite cleric warned parliament on Friday not to use concerns over the legality of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s reforms as a tactic to block them, in a boost to the premier days after lawmakers sought to rein him in….
EU urges Kosovo opposition to end parliament disruption
PRISTINA (Reuters) – The EU enlargement commissioner urged Kosovo’s lawmakers to allow parliament to function following protests in which opposition politicians have released teargas in the chamber to demand the cancellation of an EU-brokered agreement…
