Georgia coalition in crisis as party, foreign minister quit
TBILISI (Reuters) – Georgia’s foreign minister quit on Wednesday and one of six parties in the ruling coalition pulled out, depriving it of a parliamentary majority in a rift over the pace of integration with the West.
Senior al Qaeda operative killed in U.S. strike in Yemen: sources
SANAA (Reuters) – A senior al Qaeda leader wanted by the United States and an area commander of its local affiliate, Ansar al-Sharia, were killed in U.S. drone strikes in central Yemen overnight, the Islamist militant group said on Wednesday.
French police arrest three in nuclear plant drones probe
PARIS (Reuters) – Police arrested three people found in possession of remote-controlled drones near one of the nuclear plants involved in a series of mystery overflights by the unmanned aircraft, a source close to the investigation said on Wednesday.
Russia told U.S. it will not attend 2016 nuclear security summit
WASHINGTON/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has told the United States that it will not attend a 2016 nuclear security summit, the State Department said on Wednesday, in the latest sign of frosty ties between Washington and Moscow.
UK says aspiring EU states to be even keener after Brussels reforms
BERLIN (Reuters) – Britain’s foreign minister Philip Hammond told Balkan states aspiring to membership of the European Union on Wednesday that he admired their enthusiasm but believed it would be even greater if the EU carried out reforms that Britain …
Two Canada Liberal MPs suspended on personal misconduct allegations
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada’s opposition Liberal Party kicked two members of Parliament out of caucus on Wednesday following separate allegations of personal misconduct in the workplace.
France to send military gear to Lebanon from early 2015: source
PARIS (Reuters) – France will start delivering military equipment to the Lebanese army in the first quarter of 2015 as part of a $3 billion contract to help the force fight jihadis from neighboring Syria, a French defense ministry source said on Wednes…
Palestinian anger boils in the heart of East Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – For months, the streets of mainly Arab East Jerusalem, in the shadow of the Old City but where tourists seldom venture, have been ablaze, with daily clashes between armed Israeli police and Palestinians throwing rocks and Molotov …
Sudan denies U.N. access in Darfur to look into mass rape report
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Sudanese troops denied U.N. and African Union peacekeepers access to a town in the country’s western Darfur region to investigate reports of an alleged mass rape of some 200 women and girls, the United Nations said on Wednesd…
U.S. continues strikes against Islamic State in Syria, Iraq: U.S. Central Command
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States continued its assault on Islamic State militants this week, conducting 14 airstrikes in recent days in Syria and Iraq, U.S. Central Command said in a statement on Wednesday.
