Lawmakers throw eggs at Kosovo prime minister
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Lawmakers pelted Kosovo’s prime minister with eggs on Tuesday as he addressed parliament, protesting over a deal with former master Serbia giving greater local powers to minority Serbs in the young Balkan country.
U.N. picks four Europeans to lead groups in Syria talks
GENEVA (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed the heads of four working groups on Syria, the United Nations said on Tuesday, signaling a step toward talks where warring parties are expected to discuss how to implement a roadmap fo…
Triumphant Tsipras returns to fight for Greek economy, debt relief
ATHENS (Reuters) – Alexis Tsipras took the oath of office for a second term as Greek prime minister on Monday, promising to revive the crippled economy while demanding debt relief from creditors as his “first big battle” following an unexpectedly clear…
Malaysia’s opposition forms new alliance against scandal-hit Najib
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Three Malaysian opposition parties announced an alliance on Tuesday, forming a united front against the scandal-hit government of Prime Minister Najib Razak.
Afghan Taliban seize Humvees for sneak attacks and propaganda
KABUL (Reuters) – When two U.S.-made Humvees approached a checkpoint in Afghanistan’s Helmand province last month, the police assumed them to be friendly local or coalition forces.
Spanish tourist arrivals rise after record summer
MADRID (Reuters) – Tourist arrivals in Spain hit a new record in the first eight months of 2015, according to an industry ministry body, with security fears in the Middle East and North Africa pushing holidaymakers, especially British and French, to se…
Hungary beefs up border with army, warns migrants to stay away
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s parliament authorized the government on Monday to deploy the army to help handle a wave of migrants, granting the military the right to use non-lethal force.
Tycoon Pugachev files $12 billion claim against Russia
PARIS (Reuters) – Sergei Pugachev, a tycoon once dubbed “Putin’s banker”, has filed a claim against Russia for $12 billion after his business empire was carved up when he fell out of favor with President Vladimir Putin, his lawyers said.
Ukraine rebels offer to postpone local vote: separatist website
KIEV (Reuters) – Pro-Russian rebels proposed on Tuesday postponing the date of local elections in separatist parts of east Ukraine to February 2016 in an effort to lift peacemaking out of “stalemate,” according to a statement posted on separatist websi…
Russia starts Syria drone surveillance missions: U.S. officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russia has started flying drone aircraft on surveillance missions in Syria, U.S. officials said on Monday, in what appeared to be Moscow’s first military air operations there since staging a rapid buildup at a Syrian air base.
