Guinea President Conde on track to win election in first round
CONAKRY (Reuters) – Guinean President Alpha Conde was on track to win another term in office in the first round of voting in the country’s presidential election, results from the National Electoral Commission showed on Thursday.
U.S. ‘excessive force’ comment touches nerve in Israel
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel bristled on Thursday at what it saw as U.S. suggestions it used excessive force following Palestinian stabbings, and published images to refute Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s allegation that a teen suspect had been “…
U.S., Scottish investigators have two new suspects in Lockerbie bombing
LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Scottish and U.S. investigators have identified two new Libyan suspects in the Lockerbie airline bombing almost 27 years ago which killed 270 people, authorities in the two countries said on Thursday.
U.N. says Iran meets deadline for investigation of nuclear past
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran has met a deadline to give the U.N. nuclear watchdog information it needs to assess whether Tehran sought to develop nuclear weapons in the past, the agency said on Thursday, a step towards carrying out a deal between Tehran and…
Sweden could house tens of thousands refugees in tents: Migration Agency
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Swedish authorities will start setting up camps for refugees next week, and tens of thousands could spend the Swedish winter in tents, the Migration Agency said on Thursday.
Four wounded in violence in Central African Republic capital
BANGUI (Reuters) – Four people were wounded in the capital of Central African Republic on Thursday when a mainly Christian militia group attacked the largely Muslim neighborhood of PK-5, a community leader said.
‘Await a letter in November’, Britain’s Cameron tells EU on renegotiation
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – David Cameron sought to defuse fellow EU leaders’ frustration over a lack of detail in his demand for new membership terms from the bloc by promising on Thursday to send them his wish-list in writing in early November.
Police arrest Ugandan opposition presidential candidate before rally
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Ugandan police arrested opposition presidential candidate Kizza Besigye as he prepared to travel to a rally on Thursday, in what his supporters called an escalating crackdown before next year’s elections.
No EU deal at any price, Merkel’s Brussels allies warn Cameron
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European lawmakers allied with German Chancellor Angela Merkel say they will not accept David Cameron’s renegotiation of EU membership at any price, warning on Thursday that Britain has more to lose by leaving.
Hungary ready to seal off Croatian border to keep out migrants
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary will close its border with Croatia to stem the flow of thousands of migrants arriving daily unless European Union leaders agree on a joint task force to halt them at Greece’s border, Hungary’s Foreign Minister told Reuters….
