UK’s Miliband: I’d pass on PM job rather than do deal with Scots nationalists
LONDON (Reuters) – British Labour Party leader Ed Miliband said on Thursday he’d rather stay in opposition than do a deal with Scottish nationalists after a close national election next week in which no party is expected to win a majority.
Spain’s Podemos founder resigns amid rift over party strategy
MADRID (Reuters) – One of the founder members of Podemos, the one-year-old leftist party that has up-ended Spanish politics, resigned on Thursday in a surprise move that questions its strategy just as opinion polls show it may have peaked.
Israelis of Ethiopian origin protest police violence in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A demonstration by Israeli Jews of Ethiopian origin against police brutality turned violent on Thursday, with police using water canon to keep angry crowds away from the prime minister’s residence.
U.S. criticizes North Korean diplomats for drowning out dissidents at UN
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States accused North Korea of bullying dissidents on Thursday after diplomats from the isolated Asian country disrupted statements by North Korean defectors on human rights abuses at an event at the United Nations….
U.S. senator and Iran foreign minister face off on Twitter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Amid heated debate over Iran policy in the U.S. Senate, one of the leading congressional critics of the international negotiations with Tehran squared off with the country’s foreign minister on Twitter.
Boy, woman rescued in Kathmandu rubble, aid reaches some remote areas
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Hundreds cheered as rescuers toiling amid rubble left by Nepal’s earthquake pulled a boy and a woman to safety on Thursday after they had been trapped for five days.
U.S. Navy to accompany U.S. ships passing through Strait of Hormuz
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Navy ships will start accompanying U.S.-flagged commercial vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz after Iran’s seizure of a Marshall Islands-flagged vessel two days ago, a U.S. defense official said on Thursday.
Russia may be readying for new Ukraine offensive: NATO commander
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russia’s military may be taking advantage of a recent lull in fighting in eastern Ukraine to lay the groundwork for a new military offensive, NATO’s top commander told the U.S. Congress on Thursday.
Colombia’s ex-spy chief sentenced to 14 years in prison
BOGOTA (Reuters) – The former head of Colombia’s intelligence service was sentenced to 14 years in prison on Thursday for spying on opposition lawmakers, judges and journalists in one of the biggest scandals to mar the government of ex-President Alvaro…
Chile volcano Calbuco erupts again with new cloud of ash
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chilean volcano Calbuco erupted for the third time in eight days on Thursday, sending a new cloud of ash and gas high into the sky, although officials said the latest eruption was less powerful than those of last week.
