Australia says French-led inspection of wing piece from MH370 complete
(Reuters) – An initial inspection of a wing piece from Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 is complete, Australian authorities said on Wednesday, raising expectations that new details about the jetliner that vanished in March 2014 could be released shortly….
Estonian who says Russia abducted him to serve 15 years’ hard labor
MOSCOW/TALLINN (Reuters) – An Estonian police officer who says Russia abducted him in a cross-border raid was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Wednesday, stoking tensions between Moscow and the former Soviet republic.
Germany backs Greek bailout as Tsipras mulls early polls
BERLIN/ATHENS (Reuters) – The German parliament approved a third bailout for Greece on Wednesday after Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said the country should get “a new start”, while in Athens the government agonized over whether to call a snap el…
South Sudan’s Kiir tells U.S. he will sign peace deal: U.S. spokesman
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir told U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday he intends to sign a peace deal to end a 20-month-old conflict, a State Department spokesman said.
Palestinian detainee ends 65-day hunger-strike
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Palestinian detainee Mohammed Allan ended his 65-day hunger strike against his detention without trial on Wednesday after the Israeli Supreme Court suspended his arrest warrant, his lawyer said.
Ferry packed with Syrian refugees heads for Greek mainland
KOS, Greece, (Reuters) – A passenger ship carrying hundreds of Syrian refugees was heading to the Greek mainland from islands in the Aegean Sea on Wednesday amid confusion over its final destination and the fate of passengers.
In Egypt, the ‘disappeared’ resurface on TV as ‘terrorists’
CAIRO (Reuters) – Plainclothes Egyptian state security officers pounced on Suhayb Saad as he left a Cairo restaurant in June.
Germany expects refugee numbers to quadruple to record 800,000
BERLIN (Reuters) – The number of asylum-seekers and refugees to Germany will quadruple to a record 800,000 this year compared with last, more than twice as many as the 300,000 new arrivals forecast in January, the government said on Wednesday.
Russia wants Germany, France to pressure Kiev on peace plan
SEVASTOPOL, Crimea (Reuters) – Russia wants the leaders of Germany and France to put more pressure on Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to implement a February peace plan for east Ukraine, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday.
Libyan guards at main crossing to Egypt stop working
BENGHAZI, Libya/CAIRO (Reuters) – Libya’s regular border security guards have stopped working at the main border crossing to Egypt, officials said on Wednesday, a further breakdown of state authority.
