Italy rebukes EU leaders as ‘time wasters’ on migrants plan
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi rebuked fellow EU leaders on Thursday for failing to agree a plan to take in 40,000 asylum-seekers from Italy and Greece, saying they were not worthy of calling themselves Europeans.
Islamic State attacks Syrian army and Kurds in twin assault
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamic State fighters have launched simultaneous attacks against Syrian government and Kurdish militia forces, moving back onto the offensive after losing ground in recent days to Kurdish-led forces near the capital of their “caliph…
Chile’s emboldened students back on streets to defy government
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chile’s students were back on the streets on Thursday, four years after their massive protests won wide public support, this time taking on a left-leaning president whose promise of university reform has fallen short of their deman…
U.S. rights report slams Cuba and Iran, despite greater links
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States released its annual human rights report on Thursday, with strong words for countries such as Iran, Cuba, Myanmar and Vietnam, even as it seeks to improve relations with them.
France cracks down on Uber after taxi driver protests
PARIS (Reuters) – France ordered a nationwide clampdown on UberPOP on Thursday, siding with taxi drivers who blockaded major transport hubs in angry protests against the popular online ride-sharing service.
U.S. intelligence chief: China top suspect in hack of U.S. agency: WSJ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States’ intelligence chief said on Thursday that China was the top suspect in a hack of a U.S. agency that compromised the personnel records of millions of Americans, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
Palestinians submit first case material against Israel to Hague court
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – The Palestinian Authority made its first submission of evidence of alleged Israeli war crimes to the International Criminal Court on Thursday, trying to speed up an ICC inquiry into abuses committed during last year’s Gaza conflic…
Russia ‘playing with fire’ with nuclear saber-rattling: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russia is “playing with fire” with its nuclear saber-rattling and the United States is determined to prevent it from gaining a significant military advantage through violations of the Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty, the deput…
U.N. council, aid chief urge more shipments to Yemen amid famine threat
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council and U.N. aid chief Stephen O’Brien on Thursday pushed for more aid and commercial access to Yemen, where a near total blockade by Saudi Arabia has slowed shipments to the war-torn Arabian P…
Burundi vice president flees after opposing president’s third term
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – One of Burundi’s vice presidents has fled to Belgium, saying he had been threatened after denouncing President Pierre Nkurunziza’s bid for a third term in office, an allegation denied by the government.
