Bosnia presidency names PM-designate four months after election
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Bosnia’s three-member inter-ethnic presidency named a prime minister-designate on Monday, in the first step towards forming a national government needed to push through economic reforms sought by the European Union.
Poll gives UK Cameron’s Conservatives small lead before May election
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservative Party is three percentage points ahead of the opposition Labor Party, an opinion poll showed on Monday, three months before a May 7 national election in Britain.
Nigeria’s election delay on military say raises fears for democracy
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s agreement to delay this week’s election on the advice of security forces creates a worrying echo for some of the annulment of 1993’s democratic vote by a military government.
Macedonia opposition leader says PM ordered ‘massive wire-tapping’
SKOPJE (Reuters) – Macedonia’s chief opposition figure accused Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski on Monday of wire-tapping journalists, religious and opposition leaders, deepening a scandal that has engulfed the European Union candidate country in recent …
In France, voters defy leaders to back Le Pen’s party
PARIS (Reuters) – A strong showing by Marine Le Pen’s National Front in a by-election run-off in eastern France is the latest sign of the rise of the anti-immigrant party, with voters ignoring calls by mainstream politicians to snub her candidate.
Greece’s Varoufakis becomes unlikely heartthrob in Germany
BERLIN (Reuters) – Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has become an improbable heartthrob in Germany, where his demands to renegotiate the nation’s debt fell on deaf ears but his charm and masculine appearance have not gone unnoticed.
Obama’s Ukraine policy at crossroads as fighting rages on
(This story filed on February 08, 2015 has been refiled to delete extraneous words in paragraph 29; fixes wording in paragraph 31)
Red Cross saw twice as many dead Afghan fighters in 2014, fears worse to come
KABUL (Reuters) – The International Committee of the Red Cross removed more than twice as many dead combatants from Afghan battlefields in 2014 than in the previous year as fighting intensified, the charity said on Monday.
Germany rejects Greek claim for World War Two reparations
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany said on Monday there was “zero” chance of it paying World War Two reparations to Athens, following a renewed demand from Greece’s new leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.
Islamic State pulls forces and hardware from Syria’s Aleppo: rebels
AMMAN (Reuters) – Islamic State has withdrawn some of its insurgents and equipment from areas northeast of the Syrian city of Aleppo, rebels and residents say, adding to signs of strain in the Syrian provinces of its self-declared caliphate.
