Greece seeks new EU loan deal in race to avert collapse
STRASBOURG/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A race to save Greece from bankruptcy and keep it in the euro gathered pace on Wednesday when Athens formally applied for a three-year loan and European authorities launched an accelerated review of the request.
IMF revamps its lending and support for poor countries
WASHINGTON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The International Monetary Fund is boosting by 50 percent its lending for the world’s poorest countries as part of a revamp of its operations to help world leaders achieve their ambitious agenda for global deve…
Suspected Boko Haram militants kill 26 people in Chad attacks
N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – Suspected militants from the Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram killed 26 people in night attacks on two villages on Lake Chad over the weekend, Chadian officials said.
Over 200 Americans have gone or tried to go to Syria to fight: FBI
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More than 200 Americans have traveled or attempted to travel to Syria to fight for Islamic militants, Federal Bureau of Investigation chief James Comey said on Wednesday.
Britain commits to NATO 2 percent defense spending target for next five years
LONDON (Reuters) – The British government said on Wednesday it would commit to NATO’s defense spending pledge of two percent of GDP for the next five years, a decision which will help ease U.S. fears about their future ability to rely on a close milita…
Berlusconi found guilty of bribing Italian senator
NAPLES, Italy (Reuters) – Italy’s former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi was found guilty on Wednesday of bribing a senator to switch factions in a move which helped topple the then government in 2008.
Pope’s ‘homecoming’ tour moves from Ecuador to Bolivia
QUITO (Reuters) – Pope Francis showed his sense of humor during the last few hours of his trip to Ecuador on Wednesday, straying from a prepared speech to joke with people who came to see him at a shrine near the highland capital Quito.
U.S. spy agency tapped German chancellery for decades: WikiLeaks
BERLIN (Reuters) – The U.S. National Security Agency tapped phone calls involving German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her closest advisers for years and spied on the staff of her predecessors, WikiLeaks said on Wednesday.
Inside Palmasola prison, Pope Francis will find inmates rule
SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia (Reuters) – Guards only secure the perimeter of Palmasola, Bolivia’s most notorious prison. Inside each unit, murderers, drug traffickers and rapists make the rules and run a lucrative criminal economy.
Migrant arrivals in Europe jump by two-thirds in early 2015, EU seeks deal
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The number of migrants seeking protection in the European Union soared by 68 percent in the first five months of 2015 compared with the year-earlier period, the EU said on Wednesday at a time of haggling between member states over …
