Brazil’s President Rousseff sees popularity drop to new low
BRASILIA/SAO PAULO (Reuters) – The popularity of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff’s government fell to a new low, driven by a deteriorating economy, higher interest rates and a widening corruption scandal tarnishing her political party, a nationwide …
Mass killer Breivik accuses Norway of violating his human rights
OSLO (Reuters) – Mass killer Anders Behring Breivik launched legal action on Wednesday accusing the Norwegian state of violating his human rights by keeping him in strict isolation in prison four years after he massacred 77 people.
Bombers attack Nigeria’s Maiduguri while vice president visits camps
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Two suicide bombers blew themselves up near a hospital in Maiduguri in northeast Nigeria on Wednesday, shortly after Vice President Yemi Osinbajo arrived in the city to visit camps for people fleeing a militant Islamist i…
Kuwait arrests two police officers in crackdown on militants: media
KUWAIT (Reuters) – Kuwait has arrested two police officers in a security crackdown on Islamist militants launched after last week’s deadly bombing of a mosque claimed by Islamic State, newspapers reported on Wednesday.
Kuwait arrests two police officers in crackdown on militants: media
KUWAIT (Reuters) – Kuwait has arrested two police officers in a security crackdown on Islamist militants launched after last week’s deadly bombing of a mosque claimed by Islamic State, newspapers reported on Wednesday.
After Hungary’s fence plan, Serbia says to step up migrant controls
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Serbia will step up efforts to halt illegal immigrants crossing its border from Macedonia, Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said on Wednesday, after Hungary announced it would erect a fence on its border with Serbia to stop the migr…
Islamic State weaves web of support in Gulf Arab states
KUWAIT/DUBAI (Reuters) – When a Saudi Arabian man flew to Kuwait in the early hours of Friday to carry out the country’s worst militant attack, a bomb vest, Kuwaiti-style Arab robes, a place to prepare, and a car and driver to take him to his target we…
Islamic State targeted in 17 air strikes by U.S.-led coalition: statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies conducted 17 air strikes against Islamic State forces in Syria and Iraq on Tuesday in the latest round of daily attacks on the militant group, the joint task force overseeing the air strikes said….
Proposed investor court might save EU-U.S. trade deal in European Parliament
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The president of the European Parliament has urged lawmakers to support a trade deal between Europe and the United States, telling them that setting up a new European court to settle trade disputes could overcome public resistance …
New flooring leads to discovery of ancient bath in Jerusalem village
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A Jerusalem family has found a 2,000-year-old Jewish ritual bath under their house while renovating the living room floor, Israel’s Antiquities Authority said on Wednesday.
