IAEA says report Iran to inspect own military site is ‘misrepresentation’
VIENNA (Reuters) – The U.N. nuclear watchdog chief on Thursday rejected as “a misrepresentation” suggestions Iran would inspect its own Parchin military site on the agency’s behalf, an issue that could help make or break Tehran’s nuclear deal with big …
Turkish PM makes last-ditch call for unity as government deadline looms
ANKARA (Reuters) – Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu made a last-ditch call for Turkey’s political parties to agree a working government on Thursday, three days before a deadline that would otherwise see President Tayyip Erdogan call a snap election.
Uncertainty reigns in Iraqi Kurdistan as president’s mandate expires
ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Political uncertainty hung over Iraq’s Kurdistan region on Thursday after President Massoud Barzani’s mandate expired without rival factions reaching an agreement to extend his term.
Senegal’s top court rejects appeal to free ex-president’s son
DAKAR (Reuters) – Senegal’s highest court rejected on Thursday an appeal by the son of former president Abdoulaye Wade against a six-year prison term for corruption, a setback to his hopes of contesting the next presidential election.
Germany charges suspected U.S. and Russian spy with treason
BERLIN (Reuters) – German prosecutors said on Thursday they had charged a former employee of the BND foreign intelligence agency with treason and suspect he gave secrets to both the United States and Russia up until last year.
Britain to help fund Calais migrants aid, asylum processing
CALAIS, France (Reuters) – Britain will contribute 10 million euros ($11.2 million) to increased French humanitarian assistance and a fast-track asylum process for thousands of migrants camped in Calais in the hope of crossing the Channel, both countri…
Ukraine leader looks to summit with Germany, France, to curb Russian ‘aggression’
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Thursday he wanted next week’s summit talks with German and French leaders to curb Russian “aggression” and force Moscow to comply with a February peace plan for east Ukraine.
Congo to investigate soldier rape charges in Central African Republic
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo will investigate three of its soldiers accused of rape while serving in the U.N. peacekeeping mission in neighboring Central African Republic, the justice minister said on Thursday.
Greek PM poised to seek snap election to quell party rebellion
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is set to seek early elections, state television said on Thursday, hoping to quell a rebellion in his leftist Syriza party and seal support to implement a tough bailout program.
Syrian refugee ship arrives on Greek mainland, migrants move on
PIRAEUS, Greece (Reuters) – A car ferry carrying just over 2,400 Syrian refugees arrived on the Greek mainland on Thursday as a wave of migrants fleeing conflict and poverty continued unabated, straining a country already in economic crisis.
