Italy’s Berlusconi declares end of reform pact with Renzi
ROME (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi lost an important ally on Wednesday when Silvio Berlusconi’s center-right Forza Italia party said it had ended its pact with him on institutional and constitutional reforms.
U.S. official: Guantanamo ‘not on table’ in Cuba talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department official leading negotiations with the Cuban government said on Wednesday the United States is not considering returning the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay to Havana as it discusses improved ties.
U.N. to Congo: Remove generals accused of abuses or lose support
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations has threatened to withdraw support for a planned Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) military campaign against Rwandan rebels if the government does not remove two generals accused of human rights abuses by …
U.S. board weighs transfer of Yemeni detainee from Guantanamo
ARLINGTON, Va. (Reuters) – A U.S. national security panel weighed on Wednesday whether a suspected al Qaeda fighter from Yemen with a history of disciplinary problems should remain at the Guantanamo Bay military prison.
September 11 conspirator Moussaoui says Saudi royals backed al Qaeda
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former al Qaeda operative imprisoned for life for his role in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks has told lawyers for victims of the attacks that members of the Saudi royal family supported the Islamic militant group.
Ex-presidential candidate’s opposition party to boycott Egypt election
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian opposition party led by a moderate Islamist said on Wednesday it would boycott a long-awaited parliamentary election because it lacked democratic credibility given a clampdown on political freedoms by President Abdel Fatta…
Al Jazeera journalist Greste arrives home in Australia
BRISBANE, Australia (Reuters) – Peter Greste, the Al Jazeera journalist freed after more than a year in an Egyptian prison, arrived back in his Australian homeland on Thursday and called for the release of two colleagues still in custody.
Cameroon says at least six soldiers, 50 Boko Haram insurgents killed
DAKAR (Reuters) – Cameroon’s army killed at least 50 Boko Haram insurgents on Wednesday and lost six of its own soldiers in clashes with the Nigerian Islamist group in the border town of Fotokol, Cameroon’s information minister said.
Argentina’s Fernandez makes diplomatic gaffe on China trip
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentine President Cristina Fernandez, on a tour of China to strengthen ties as the economy teeters on the brink of a recession, appeared to commit a diplomatic blunder on Wednesday by poking fun at how the Chinese speak.
Greece seeks ECB funds, Germany rejects austerity roll-back
FRANKFURT/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Greece’s new leftist government appealed to the European Central Bank on Wednesday to keep its banks afloat as it seeks to negotiate debt relief with its euro zone partners, but Germany rejected any roll-back of agreed au…
