Germany warns of growing right-wing radicalism amid refugee crisis
BERLIN (Reuters) – Cabinet ministers warned on Tuesday that right-wing radicalism and xenophobia are on the rise in Germany after the anti-Islam PEGIDA movement held its biggest rally in months, spurred on by the arrival of hundreds of thousands of mig…
Russia calls Estonian/NATO air base plan destabilizing ‘provocation’
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian foreign ministry on Tuesday called plans by Estonia to expand its Amari air base to make more room for NATO aircraft a provocation.
Zimbabwe court says local Cecil hunter to face trial next month
HWANGE, Zimbabwe (Reuters) – A Zimbabwean court on Tuesday refused a hunter’s request to drop charges against him for failing to stop the killing of Cecil the lion by an American, who just days ago was cleared by the government.
At least three people shot dead in Congo Republic protests
BRAZZAVILLE (Reuters) – At least three people have been shot dead during anti-government protests in the capital of Congo Republic on Tuesday, according to a Reuters reporter who saw the bodies at the central morgue in Brazzaville.
Recordings posted online suggest Moldova’s former PM asked for bribes
CHISINAU (Reuters) – Phone conversations posted online on Tuesday purported to show former Moldovan prime minister Vlad Filat asking for bribes from a local businessman, who has been accused along with Filat of involvement in the theft of $1 billion fr…
For many voters in Poland, economic growth is not enough
WARSAW (Reuters) – When Google opens an “innovation center” in a former vodka factory in a down-at-heel neighborhood of Warsaw next month, many Poles are unlikely to see it as a good sign.
Saudi rights activists sentenced to years in prison: Amnesty
RIYADH (Reuters) – A terrorism tribunal in Saudi Arabia, which was elected to the U.N. Human Rights Council in 2013, has sentenced two political activists to decade-long prison terms for establishing a rights organization, Amnesty International said on…
Georgia’s breakaway South Ossetia seeks vote on joining Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The breakaway Georgian region of South Ossetia said it plans a Crimean-style referendum on joining Russia, drawing a furious riposte from Tbilisi over a move that risks inflaming the Kremlin’s already frayed relations with the West.
Malaysian opposition move against PM delayed to next parliament session: speaker
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – A no-confidence motion planned by Malaysia’s opposition alliance against embattled Prime Minister Najib Razak will not be heard by the current session of parliament, the speaker of the house said on Tuesday.
Indian child welfare ministry denies criticism of government policies
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s Women and Child Welfare Ministry on Tuesday denied that comments made to Reuters about the impact of budget cuts on a child nutrition program constituted a criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s policies.
