Turkey’s main opposition floats idea of “rotating” premiership
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s main secularist opposition suggested rotating the post of prime minister with a nationalist party on Friday, in an effort to win support for a coalition government excluding the ruling AK Party.
Tunisia says consular staff kidnapped in Libya returned home
TUNIS (Reuters) – Ten members of Tunisia’s diplomatic staff kidnapped in Libya a week ago have been freed and returned to Tunis on Friday, and the Tunisian government has shut down its consular operations in Tripoli.
EU extends trade and investment ban on Crimea
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU governments extended for a year a ban on trade and investment with Crimea on Friday, meaning European help for Russian Black Sea oil and gas exploration and visits by European cruise ships will remain outlawed.
Moment of truth nears for nuclear waste time bomb
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – More than half a century after the world’s first commercial nuclear plant went into operation in the United States, the industry may finally be nearing a way to store radioactive waste underground permanently.
China’s anti-graft watchdog carries out inspections at five state enterprises
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s top anti-graft watchdog said on Friday it had carried out inspections at five major state-owned enterprises in industries ranging from mining to energy, as the ruling Communist Party expands its anti-corruption dragnet.
China rights activists drop lawyers, halt subversion trial
BEIJING (Reuters) – Three Chinese rights activists on trial for distributing books advocating a peaceful end to dictatorships on Friday dismissed their lawyers, bringing a halt to the proceedings.
Italian police block 410 websites selling high-fashion fakes
ROME (Reuters) – Italian authorities have closed down 410 websites selling fake luxury goods including Prada handbags and Patek Philippe watches and launched raids against counterfeiters nationwide, finance police said on Friday.
U.N. needs $1.6 billion for Yemen aid, warns of ‘looming catastrophe’
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations said on Friday that $1.6 billion was now needed to face a “looming catastrophe” in Yemen where a Saudi-led coalition has been launching air strikes against Houthi fighters in a campaign to restore the government in…
Body found in London street “fell from BA plane”
LONDON (Reuters) – British police were investigating newspaper reports on Friday that a body found on the roof of a building in southwest London was that of a stowaway who had fallen from the undercarriage of a plane as it came in to land from South Af…
Islamic State seen overtaking al Qaeda in South Asia social media war
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Islamist militant propaganda websites and social media accounts in South Asia are promoting Islamic State at the expense of al Qaeda, analysts said on Friday, highlighting the rivalry between the two global militant groups.
