Israel’s lurch to the right dims two-state peace prospects
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A cartoon in Israel’s left-leaning Haaretz newspaper showed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu studying a poster made by his publicity team of Mahmoud Abbas, the mild-mannered, soft-featured Palestinian president.
Croatia urges EU to pressure Serbia over freed war crimes suspect
ZAGREB (Reuters) – The European Union should demand that the government of EU candidate Serbia distance itself from a hardline Serb nationalist leader recently released from a U.N. war crimes tribunal, Croatia said on Wednesday.
Five killed in clashes between Houthis, Sunnis in Yemen capital
SANAA (Reuters) – Five people were killed in clashes between Shi’ite Houthi fighters and Sunni tribal opponents in Sanaa early on Wednesday, medical sources said, in some of the worst violence in Yemen’s capital since it was seized by the Houthi moveme…
Israeli president criticizes divisive Jewish nation-state bill
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s president has said a bill promoted by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that would anchor in law the status of Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people runs counter to its founding fathers’ vision of equality for A…
Militants kill four polio workers in Pakistan
QUETTA, Islamabad (Reuters) – Gunmen killed three Pakistani women polio workers and their driver on Wednesday, police said, in the most deadly attack on the health workers in two years.
Sao Tome ex-president’s son returns to prime minister’s job
SAO TOME (Reuters) – Patrice Trovoada, the son of Sao Tome and Principe’s former President Miguel Trovoada, has been reappointed prime minister of the tiny island nation following his party’s sweeping victory in parliamentary polls last month, a presid…
Turkey condemns Tripoli air strikes claimed by Libyan government
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey on Wednesday condemned air strikes claimed by the Libyan government on an airport in Tripoli controlled by a rival administration, setting it at odds with the country’s internationally-recognized authorities.
Ukraine reports new arrivals of Russian supplies for eastern rebels
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine leveled fresh charges on Tuesday that Russia was sending support to pro-Russian separatists in the east, saying that five columns of heavy equipment were seen crossing onto Ukrainian territory on Monday.
Zimbabwe vice president on the brink of losing party position
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s ruling ZANU-PF party has barred his embattled deputy Joice Mujuru from contesting a seat in its highest decision-making organ, further undermining her chances of succeeding the veteran leader.
Thai junta chief says has not ‘damaged’ country, rights group disagrees
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha vigorously defended his position as leader on Wednesday, more than six months after he seized power in a bloodless coup, as a U.S.-based rights group said the country had fallen into an “apparen…
