Brazil senators say bus attacked on Venezuela visit to prisoners
CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) – Brazilian senators seeking to visit jailed opposition leaders in Venezuela on Thursday said their minibus was stoned and blocked, forcing them to return to the airport.
Militant group denies U.S. air strike killed Algerian Belmokhtar
NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) – The Sahara-based Islamist group al-Mourabitoun on Thursday denied reports that veteran Algerian militant Mokhtar Belmokhtar, one of its leaders, was killed in a U.S. air strike in eastern Libya last week.
Thousands rally in Athens for Greece to stay in euro zone
ATHENS (Reuters) – Several thousand demonstrators chanting “Europe! Europe!” rallied in front of parliament in Athens on Thursday calling for Greece to keep the euro, as the country edged nearer to a default that could force it out of the single curren…
Russia talking with U.S. on assigning blame for Syria gas attacks
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Russia said it has made some suggestions on how blame could be determined for chemical weapons attacks in war-torn Syria and will discuss the issue on Friday with the United States, which is pushing for the creation of a team…
Venezuela’s Maduro calls Trump a ‘bandit’ for Mexico remarks
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro branded U.S. presidential hopeful Donald Trump a “bandit” and “thief” after he accused Mexico of sending criminals to live in the United States.
U.S. to face differences with China head on at talks next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Thursday it would not “paper over” differences between the United States and China when top officials of the world’s two largest economies meet to discuss financial and political strategy in Washington n…
EU parliament chief says UK’s EU debate spreads hate
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s debate on Europe is driven by hateful lies, national resentment and the scapegoating of Romanian and Bulgarian immigrants, European Parliament President Martin Schulz on Thursday.
EU to launch limited naval operation against migrant-smugglers
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The EU is set to launch a naval mission on Monday against gangs smuggling migrants from Libya but it will be limited to intelligence-gathering for now because of a lack of U.N. authority or Libyan consent.
Spain’s Rajoy names new campaign director after election shocks
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy named a new campaign manager on Thursday in an attempt to recapture the initiative after poor election results last month diminished his authority.
Russia examines Brussels’ legal move to seize state assets
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Thursday it was carefully examining moves to seize Russian state property in Belgium to cover a court settlement compensating shareholders in now defunct oil company Yukos.
