From menu of crises, Greece risks eating Europe’s dinner
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders faced a daunting list of crises as they began their summit on Thursday, notably migrants crowding in at their southern borders, Russia growling in the east, Britain’s threat to quit and a desperate need to cr…
Exclusive: Mother urges Russia not to abandon son captured in Ukraine
ROZHKI, Russia (Reuters) – The mother of a Russian soldier captured in Ukraine says her son never told her he was quitting the army, raising doubt about Kremlin assertions that the soldier was no longer serving when he crossed the frontier.
Putin not done in eastern Ukraine, NATO’s top general says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin is not done in eastern Ukraine, NATO’s top commander said on Thursday, cautioning that Russia has been building up supplies on its border with Ukraine and keeping its military options open.
Russian court arrests suspected Lithuanian spy: Interfax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia arrested a suspected Lithuanian spy on Thursday, a court spokeswoman said, adding to a list of espionage allegations as tensions grow between Moscow and the Baltic states it once governed.
Bosnian Serb leader: Srebrenica was 20th century’s ‘greatest deception’
ZURICH/SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik called the 1995 Srebrenica massacre “the greatest deception of the 20th century” on Thursday in reaction to Swiss rejection of a Serbian extradition request for the Muslim wartime defender of the region.
Mozambique turns 40, high on gas prospects
MAPUTO (Reuters) – Mozambique turned 40 on Thursday, mixing formal military parades with exuberant African dancing as it turned from a generation of civil war and poverty to look to a more prosperous future, powered, it hopes, by vast amounts of natura…
Armenian premier holds out olive branch to protesters
YEREVAN (Reuters) – Armenia’s prime minister held out an olive branch on Thursday to thousands of people protesting for a fourth day against plans to raise electricity prices, offering concessions for the poor.
Mediator proposes new ‘compromise’ peace plan for South Sudan
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – The chief mediator in South Sudan peace talks said on Thursday he hoped a new “compromise” proposal would put an end to 18 months of ethnic bloodletting in the world’s youngest country.
South Africa cabinet says to review its ICC membership
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – South Africa’s government will review its membership of the International Criminal Court over a dispute about Pretoria’s failure to arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, a cabinet minister said on Thursday.
Bomb squad investigates Turkish Airlines in Copenhagen: local agency
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – A bomb squad is investigating a Turkish Airlines plane that landed in Copenhagen on Thursday afternoon local time, Danish news agency Ritzau reported, citing a duty police officer at Copenhagen Police.
