U.S. to send $70 million in non-lethal aid to Syrian opposition
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department said on Friday it was working with Congress to provide about $70 million in new non-lethal assistance to the Syrian opposition fighting President Bashar al-Assad.
Spain rejects Argentina extradition request for Franco-era officials
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain on Friday rejected a request by an Argentine judge to arrest and extradite 20 former Spanish officials, including two ex-government ministers, accused of human rights violations in the era of the dictator Francisco Franco.
The price Kiev must pay for IMF rescue: tackling vested interests
KIEV (Reuters) – With the first billions of dollars foreign aid in its pocket, Ukraine’s government can now stay afloat long enough to embark on its radical reform drive, but the hard part is only just beginning.
Islamic State-controlled parts of Syria, Iraq largely out of reach: Red Cross
GENEVA (Reuters) – The Red Cross has only sporadic access to areas of Iraq and Syria held by Islamic State, despite huge needs of 10 million people living under their control, the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Friday…
Spain arrests eight suspected Islamist militants in dawn raid
PIERA, Spain (Reuters) – Eight suspected Islamist militants accused of planning attacks in Spain and recruiting fighters to send to Syria and Iraq were arrested in dawn raids across Spain on Friday, the Interior Ministry said in a statement.
After years of stalemate, Sweden seeks London date with Assange
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Swedish prosecutors want to question Julian Assange in London over allegations of sexual assault, potentially ending an impasse that left the WikiLeaks founder holed up for almost three years in Ecuador’s embassy.
Italy’s 5-Star attacks euro, north-European ‘nazism’
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s anti-establishment 5-Star Movement on Friday called on southern European countries to unite against the euro and the policies of northern European “nazism” which are destroying their economies.
Lithuania says will not renew CIA prison parliamentary enquiry
VILNIUS (Reuters) – Lithuania’s parliament will not hold another parliamentary inquiry into alleged CIA prisons in the Baltic country after the U.S. Senate published a report on torture, the speaker of the parliament said on Friday.
Two placed under investigation for links to Paris killings
PARIS (Reuters) – Two suspects have been placed under formal investigation by French magistrates for alleged links to the Paris attacks of January, the Paris prosecutors’ office said in a statement on Friday.
Islamic State leader accepts allegiance of Nigeria’s Boko Haram
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The leader of the Islamic State militant group that controls tracts of Syria and Iraq has accepted a pledge of allegiance from Nigerian Islamists Boko Haram, his spokesman said, calling on supporters to fight in Africa.
