Hard-right shift delivers upset election win for Netanyahu
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu pledged on Wednesday to form a new governing coalition quickly after an upset election victory that was built on a shift to the right and drew an immediate rebuke from the White House.
Biden, Ukraine’s Poroshenko agree Russia sanctions must be tied to Minsk
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko agreed in a telephone call on Wednesday that sanctions against Russia must be tied to the full implementation of the Minsk peace plan, the White House said.
Violence against women rises in Ebola-hit nations: ministers
UNITED NATIONS (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The Ebola epidemic in West Africa exacerbated violence against women and rolled back access to reproductive healthcare in the region, ministers from Guinea and Liberia said on Wednesday.
Sierra Leone president sacks deputy for seeking asylum in U.S. Embassy
FREETOWN (Reuters) – Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma has sacked Vice President Samuel Sam-Sumana for seeking asylum in the U.S. Embassy, a statement from the president’s office said on Wednesday.
Protesters, police clash near new European bank HQ in Frankfurt
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Anti-capitalist protesters clashed with riot police near the new headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt on Wednesday and set fire to barricades and cars, casting a pall over the ceremonial opening of the bill…
Costa Rica seeks law to allow same-sex civil unions
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (Reuters) – Costa Rica will this week put forward a plan to allow same-sex civil unions based on previous initiatives to change the law in the Central American nation, a government official said on Wednesday.
Niger says Boko Haram refugees to worsen its food crisis
NIAMEY (Reuters) – Niger faces a large cereal deficit and will struggle to feed its people as well as the thousands of Boko Haram refugees that have spilled over its border, the prime minister said on Wednesday.
Some U.S. allies may send troops to Syria with trainees: Army chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Some U.S. allies in the fight against Islamic State militants in Syria may be willing to send troops to accompany and support the Syrian opposition force the coalition is planning to train and send back to Syria, Army General Ray…
U.S. rebukes Israel’s victorious Netanyahu on Mideast policy
CLEVELAND/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Wednesday scolded Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following his re-election victory for abandoning his commitment to negotiate for a Palestinian state and for what it called “divisive” campaign rhetoric toward Israel’s minority Arab voters.
Central, West African leaders to meet over Boko Haram in April
ACCRA (Reuters) – Central and West African states will hold a summit next month to agree a common strategy to combat the Boko Haram insurgency, their leaders said on Wednesday.
