Brazil’s lower house speaker Cunha charged in corruption probe
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian federal prosecutors charged the speaker of the lower house of Congress, Eduardo Cunha, with corruption and money laundering on Thursday in a widening political kickback scandal linked to contracts with state-run oil compa…
Tsipras resigns, paving way for snap Greek election
ATHENS (Reuters) – Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras resigned on Thursday, hoping to strengthen his hold on power in snap elections after seven months in office in which he fought Greece’s creditors for a better bailout deal but had to cave in.
More needed from Turkey in Islamic State fight: U.S. defense chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Turkey needs to do more in the fight against Islamic State militants and has indicated it is willing to go beyond its recent decision to allow U.S. planes to conduct air strikes from Turkish bases, Defense Secretary Ash Carter sa…
South Sudanese journalist shot dead in capital
JUBA (Reuters) – A South Sudanese journalist has been shot dead in what a press freedom group described as a “very foreboding sign” just days after the president issued a warning to the media.
As refugee crisis worsens, Merkel and Hollande want EU to move faster
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany and France will press the European Union to move faster and with more unity to deal with the worsening refugee crisis, amid complaints from Germany that it is shouldering too big a burden.
Deadly blasts hit Yemen’s Aden and Hadramout, EU criticizes port attacks
ADEN (Reuters) – A bomb next to the governor’s office in the Yemeni city of Aden killed four people on Thursday, witnesses said, and the European Union urged parties to avoid hitting civilian infrastructure after Saudi-led air strikes on Hodeida port.
Israel launches strikes into Syria after rocket attack
JERUSALEM/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Rockets hit an Israeli village near the Lebanese border on Thursday and Israel struck back in the Syrian Golan Heights, saying the rare salvo had been launched there by an Iranian-backed Palestinian militant group.
Syrian state TV confirms Israeli strikes on Golan; says only material damage done
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian state TV confirmed Israeli air strikes on the Golan Heights on Thursday, and said only material damage was done.
Sudan’s Bashir offers rebels two-month ceasefire, sets date for dialogue
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir on Thursday proposed a two-month ceasefire with rebels fighting to overthrow his government and set a date for a new meeting in a national reconciliation process that collapsed in January.
France’s National Front expels founder Le Pen
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s far-right National Front expelled founder Jean-Marie Le Pen on Thursday in a bid to shed the party’s anti-Semitic reputation and bolster his daughter Marine’s prospects in a presidential election bid.
