Ukraine rebel envoy says weapons pull-back could mean ‘end of war’
KIEV (Reuters) – A separatist representative to east Ukraine peace talks said on Wednesday an agreement signed with Kiev this week to withdraw more weapons could mean an end to the war with the Ukrainian government, separatist website DAN reported.
Fleeing Iraqi Christians find new life in Lourdes
LOURDES, France (Reuters) – For Iraqi Christians fleeing Islamic State militants in their native land reaching Lourdes, the French town long synonymous with miraculous religious visions, feels little short of a modern-day miracle.
Political surprise in eurozone – austerity is a vote-winner
ATHENS (Reuters) – Upending conventional wisdom, there is now a strong chance that all the European governments that have accepted or implemented unpopular EU/IMF austerity programs may be re-elected in the coming months or remain the strongest politic…
Burundi opposition official killed: authorities and colleague
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Unidentified gunmen have killed an opposition party official in Burundi’s Muramvya province, authorities and a colleague of the victim said on Wednesday.
For Germans, worries swiftly follow refugee welcome party
BERLIN (Reuters) – Just weeks after politicians from Germany’s mainstream parties embraced Angela Merkel’s unusually warm welcome for refugees, the tone has turned sober, reflecting growing fears about the scale of looming problems.
Myanmar truce talks hit snag as many groups not ready to sign
YANGON (Reuters) – A ceasefire agreement soon to be signed by Myanmar’s armed rebel groups and the government is likely to fall short of its goals and will exclude a major group, officials involved in the talks said on Wednesday.
With ‘ring of fire’ at EU border, some EU lawmakers want better defense
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union countries should be required to defend each other given the growing conflicts on their borders, center-right EU lawmakers said on Wednesday, urging governments to consider a collective defense policy similar to NATO….
CIA yanks personnel from U.S. Embassy in Beijing: Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The CIA has withdrawn a number of its personnel from the U.S. Embassy in Beijing following two massive cyber attacks involving U.S. government employee records, according to the Washington Post.
U.N. rights boss urges Sri Lanka to probe secret jails, missing people
GENEVA (Reuters) – The top U.N. human rights official called on Sri Lanka on Wednesday to investigate reports of secret places of detention and to set up a “credible and independent” body to clarify the fate of people missing since the civil war that e…
Series of bombs in southwest China kills at least seven
BEIJING (Reuters) – A series of package bombs exploded on Wednesday in the southwest China city of Liuzhou, killing at least seven people and injuring 51, state media said.
