IMF says to visit Kiev May 12 to review bailout program
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund is set to go to Ukraine on May 12 to review Kiev’s progress with conditions of its $17.5 billion bailout program, an IMF spokesman said on Thursday.
Ukrainian rebels expel foreign aid group IRC
DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Representatives of a New York-based aid group were expelled from separatist-held territories in eastern Ukraine on Thursday after rebels closed down their operational base, accusing them of spying.
German police foil planned Islamist attack near Frankfurt
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Police in southern Germany have thwarted a planned Islamist attack after detaining a married couple with suspected links to Salafist militants, the interior minister of the state of Hesse said on Thursday.
Ten jailed in Pakistan for involvement in attack on Malala
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – A Pakistani court jailed 10 men for 25 years each on Thursday for involvement in the 2012 shooting of teenage activist Malala Yousafzai, targeted for her campaign against Taliban efforts to deny girls education.
Islamist fighters seize southern Syria crossing: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The hardline Ahrar al-Sham group in Syria and other insurgents seized a crossing in the southwest frontier area near Israel on Thursday from a small group of rival Islamist fighters, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring…
France’s Hollande vows no mercy to soldiers if African child abuse proven
PARIS (Reuters) – President Francois Hollande vowed on Thursday to make an example of any French troops found guilty of child sex abuse in Central African Republic as a judicial source said as many as 14 could be implicated.
Afghan forces struggle to drive back Taliban from besieged city
KUNDUZ CITY, Afghanistan (Reuters) – The Afghan army and police on Thursday failed to expel Taliban fighters from the outskirts of a besieged provincial capital as a seventh day of fierce fighting put pressure on national forces struggling largely with…
Erdogan say new political system would be taste of Turkish honey
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish leader Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday the strong executive presidency he seeks would bear no resemblance to Asian or African dictatorships but would be “like a bee… taking something from every flower” to create a uniquely …
Russia looks set to extend import ban on Western food
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia looks likely to extend a ban on Western food imports beyond an Aug. 7 deadline, with a lack of incentive to lift its embargo due to the prospect of extended European sanctions.
Iraq poised to deploy Iran-backed Shi’ite militia in offensive in West
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq is poised to deploy Shi’ite paramilitaries backed by Iran to Sunni tribal areas west of Baghdad, a move supporters say is needed to defeat Islamic State militants but opponents say could inflame more sectarian violence.
