Macedonian prosecutor indicts opposition leader in wiretap scandal
SKOPJE (Reuters) – The Macedonian state prosecutor formally indicted the country’s top opposition politician late on Thursday over his role in a surveillance scandal that challenged the nine-year rule of Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski.
Jailed Islamic State militant still longs for martyrdom
ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – The airstrike obliterated its target in northern Iraq and sent the men scattering. Four of them dived into a river and crossed to safety on the other side, but the fifth froze at the water’s edge. He had never learned to swim.
‘Decent Indonesians’ understand Australian anger over executions: PM Abbott
SYDNEY (Reuters) – “Decent Indonesians” understand Australian anger over the execution of two convicted drug traffickers, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said after Jakarta’s ambassador in Canberra expressed sympathy for the families of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran. 
U.S., Canada ready oil train safety measures
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Canada’s transport minister will be in Washington on Friday for a joint announcement with her U.S. counterpart aimed at harmonizing safety regulations on shipping crude oil by rail, a politically sensitive issue on both sides of …
China says U.S. welcome to use civilian facilities in South China Sea
BEIJING (Reuters) – The United States and other countries will be welcome to use civilian facilities China is building in the South China Sea for search and rescue and weather forecasting “when conditions are right”, China’s navy chief has told a senio…
Exclusive – Britain told U.N. monitors of active Iran nuclear procurement: panel
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Britain has informed a United Nations sanctions panel of an active Iranian nuclear procurement network linked to two blacklisted firms, according to a confidential report by the panel seen by Reuters.
Dangerous conditions at Djibouti base threatens U.S. military pilots: Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Conditions at an African base used by U.S. military pilots flying missions over Yemen and Somalia have become chronically dangerous, with fliers relying on local air-traffic controllers who sleep on the job and commit frequent er…
UK PM Cameron wins last TV contest of election campaign -poll
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron won the last major TV contest of Britain’s election campaign, a snap Guardian/ICM poll showed on Thursday, with 44 percent of viewers saying he had performed best on the night.
Eurogroup chair to canvas support for extending his term
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The head of the group of finance ministers of countries that use the euro will see if there is support for him to extend his mandate during visits to Berlin, Paris and Rome next week, an official familiar with the matter said on T…
Brazil takes aim at U.S. farm subsidies as Rousseff readies visit
BRASILIA (Reuters) – After finally turning the page on a dispute over spying that hampered attempts to deepen trade ties, Brazil and the United States may be headed for another clash, this time over U.S. farm subsidies.
