Top Mexican journalist says president’s office backed her firing
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A Mexican journalist fired from her popular radio show after helping uncover a conflict of interest scandal that embarrassed President Enrique Pena Nieto said on Thursday that she believes his office backed her dismissal.
U.S., Italian and Saudi officials discuss countering Islamic State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Officials from the United States, Italy and Saudi Arabia met in Rome this week to coordinate plans to combat the financial activities of Islamic State militants, the U.S. Treasury said on Friday.
Italy’s Renzi seeks replacement for minister caught in scandal
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said on Friday he would replace within a few days a top minister who is quitting after being embroiled in a corruption scandal.
Iraq’s top Shi’ite cleric urges more professionalism in fight against IS
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s most important Shi’ite religious leader, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, called on Friday for greater professionalism and planning by government forces and allied militias in fighting Islamic State insurgents.
EU ministers set for further Iran talks: sources
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The British, French and German foreign ministers are due to meet Iranian nuclear negotiators in Lausanne on Saturday, European diplomatic sources told Reuters, adding that a final decision would depend on talks among officials on F…
Leader of Greek far-right Golden Dawn to be released from jail before trial
ATHENS (Reuters) – The leader of Greece’s far-right Golden Dawn party was due to be released from prison on Friday and placed under house arrest after an 18-month limit on pre-trial detention expired, court officials said.
U.S. air power in Afghanistan at five-year low as aid to Afghan forces wanes
KABUL (Reuters) – The United States’ use of air power in Afghanistan in the first two months of 2015 was its lowest in five years, as the reduced international military coalition sharply cut battlefield aid to Afghan security forces.
Indian train accident kills at least 30, leaves 50 injured
Bachhrawan, India (Reuters) – At least 30 people were killed and 50 injured when an express train overshot a railway signal and some carriages went off the rails in a northern Indian state on Friday, officials said.
Niger troops say find mass grave outside town taken from Boko Haram
NIAMEY (Reuters) – Troops from Chad and Niger have discovered what appears to be a mass grave outside the northern Nigerian town of Damasak, liberated from the Islamist group Boko Haram at the weekend, Niger military sources said on Friday.
Polish priest offers to serve seven years in jail over child sex charges
WARSAW (Reuters) – A Catholic priest on trial for sexually abusing children in Poland and the Dominican Republic offered on Friday to serve a seven-year jail term, a court spokeswoman said.
