Greece, euro zone agree four-month loan extension, avert crunch
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Euro zone finance ministers agreed in principle on Friday to extend Greece’s financial rescue by four months, averting a potential cash crunch in March that could have forced the country out of the currency area.
Kiev accuses Russia of sending more tanks to east Ukraine
DEBALTSEVE, Ukraine/KIEV (Reuters) – Kiev accused Russia on Friday of sending more tanks and troops into eastern Ukraine and said they were heading towards the rebel-held town of Novoazovsk on the southern coast, expanding their presence on what it fea…
British police launch appeal to find ‘Syria-bound’ schoolgirls
LONDON (Reuters) – British police launched an appeal on Friday to trace three London schoolgirls who are believed to be making their way to Syria, having flown to Turkey earlier this week.
‘Self-censoring’ scandal at newspaper roils UK press landscape
LONDON (Reuters) – One of Britain’s most storied newspapers has been accused of self-censoring for commercial gain, raising awkward questions about a centuries-old press culture which has prided itself on its no-holds-barred approach to truth telling.
Venezuela opposition urges release of mayor accused of conspiring
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan opposition leaders and protesters on Friday demanded the release of a veteran Caracas mayor arrested on accusations of plotting violence against President Nicolas Maduro’s government.
Exclusive: Lawmaker pushes Obama to aid allies in Islamic State fight
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A senior Republican lawmaker has told President Barack Obama she was prepared to block foreign aid money if the administration did not provide fighter jets and tanks to Egypt and arms to other regional allies fighting Islamic Sta…
International team inspects MH17 wreckage at Dutch air base
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – International investigators looking into the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over Ukraine last July met for their first joint consultation this week, examining cracks and impact patterns on the jet’s fuselage, Dutch offic…
European jihadis unable to join Islamic State, locked at home
BEIRUT(Reuters) – The flow of European fighters from Europe to territory held by the ultra-hardline Islamic State is drying up due to tighter restrictions imposed by European states that have prevented would-be jihadis from traveling, fighters from the…
China protests Modi’s visit to disputed border region
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China said on Friday it had lodged an official protest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to a border region claimed by both countries.
Moroccan court jails former Spanish soldier, 17 others on terror charges
RABAT (Reuters) – A Moroccan court sentenced a former Spanish soldier to eight years in jail on Friday on charges of leading an Islamist network in the kingdom that was plotting terror attacks, the state news agency MAP said.
