Romania’s PM Ponta to go on holiday amid criminal probe
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romania’s leftist Prime Minister Victor Ponta said on Tuesday he will be on holiday from Wednesday until Aug. 9, weeks before he is to face hearings by prosecutors conducting a criminal investigation against him.
Warplanes attack air base near Yemen’s Aden
SANAA/ADEN (Reuters) – Warplanes attacked Houthi militia in control of Yemen’s largest air base north of Aden on Tuesday, seeking to expand territorial gains made by Saudi-led coalition forces since they captured the southern port city last week.
Thousands rally in Finland against lawmaker’s anti-immigration remark
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Thousands of people protested in Finland on Tuesday against a lawmaker’s anti-immigration remarks and voiced their support for a multicultural Finnish society.
Iraqi militia leader says U.S. not serious about fighting Islamic State
NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) – The head of one of Iraq’s fiercest Shi’ite militias called the U.S.-led coalition’s campaign against Islamic State ineffective and accused Washington of lacking the will to uproot radical Sunni jihadis controlling large swathes …
Second-term Obama tells Africa’s ‘Big Men’ to quit when time is up
ADDIS ABABA/NAIROBI (Reuters) – Judging by the applause at the African Union headquarters, Barack Obama hit a chord when he took aim at the continent’s ‘Big Men’, telling them they should quit when their time was up – especially since most have the cas…
More than 2,000 migrants tried to enter Channel Tunnel in France
LILLE, France (Reuters) – More than 2,000 migrants tried to enter the Channel Tunnel in an attempt to reach Britain from France, French authorities said on Tuesday.
EU’s Mogherini in Iran to discuss nuclear deal, region: TV
ANKARA (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday the nuclear deal reached between Tehran and major world powers this month will help fight terrorism and bloodshed in the Middle East, Iran’s state TV reported.
Top U.S. general urges countries to bolster U.N. peacekeeping
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United Nations needs rapid response forces, equipment and training to bolster peacekeeping, the United States’ top general said on Tuesday ahead of President Barack Obama’s planned summit of world leaders in September to win ne…
U.S. say may weigh-in on PLO terror support lawsuit
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. government may weigh in on whether the Palestine Liberation Organization and Palestinian Authority must post a multimillion-dollar bond, which they have resisted doing, while the groups appeal a jury’s finding that they su…
As peace talks advance, Colombia struggles to find its missing
CHAGUANI, Colombia (Reuters) – Swinging a pickaxe high above his head, the sweating former Marxist guerrilla brings it down sharply, breaking up hard-packed earth on a wooded hillside in central Colombia.
