Belgium warns talks on Cameron’s EU renegotiation will be tough
LONDON (Reuters) – Belgium has said EU-wide talks on Prime Minister David Cameron’s plan to renegotiate Britain’s relationship with the European Union are likely to be difficult and that his desire to exclude London from the bloc’s aim of ever closer u…
Plane in emergency landing in Poland, police suspect explosives on board
WARSAW (Reuters) – A passenger jet made an emergency landing at Modlin airport near Warsaw on Thursday because of a suspicion that there was an explosive substance on board, local police said.
Iran foreign minister to fly to Vienna on Friday for nuclear talks
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will fly to Vienna on Friday evening for talks with six major powers aimed at sealing a final deal on Tehran’s nuclear program, Iranian agencies reported on Thursday.
India, China pledge nearly $1.5 billion in Nepal quake aid
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – India and China pledged nearly $1.5 billion in aid for earthquake reconstruction in impoverished Nepal on Thursday, as the Asian giants try to help it back on its feet and expand influence in the buffer state.
Record convictions for violence against women in England and Wales
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The number of both prosecutions and convictions for violence against women in England and Wales hit all-time highs in the past year, the Crown Prosecution Service said on Thursday, an increase welcomed by activists…
Syrian army repels attacks in south: state TV
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian army repelled attacks against a number of military positions in the south of the country, state television reported in a newsflash on Thursday.
Polish opposition party plans to cut corporate tax for small firms: report
WARSAW (Reuters) – The Polish opposition party Law and Justice (PiS) wants to cut the Corporate Income Tax (CIT) for small companies as part of its wider plan to boost the economy, PiS candidate for prime minister Beata Szydlo told Rzeczpospolita daily…
Australian police raid Melbourne properties in foreign bribery probe
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian police raided a home and a business in central Melbourne on Thursday as part of a foreign bribery investigation reportedly involving Malaysian government officials and a multi-million dollar property deal.
Islamic State seizes parts of Syrian city Hasaka, says monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamic State fighters wrested areas of the northeastern Syrian city of Hasaka from government control in fighting overnight, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring organization said on Thursday.
China counts on textile industry jobs to defuse Xinjiang unrest
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will step up support for the textile industry in its troubled far western region of Xinjiang, state media said on Thursday, as the government moves to shore up stability in an area where unemployment is seen as fuelling unrest…
