New leadership seeks to rebuild EU self-confidence
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Short, snappy and focused on two priorities – reviving sagging investment in Europe and standing firm towards Russia, the first European Union summit under new leadership was a demonstrative break with the past.
Russia growls across the border as Lithuania readies for euro
KYBARTAI, Lithuania (Reuters) – Geopolitics plague Lithuanians at this frozen Russian border post, where a return trip by car can mean 48 hours of queuing. It is a reminder for some of why the former Soviet republic will cement its move to the West by …
India Hindu group to press ahead on conversions in challenge to PM Modi
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The head of India’s most powerful Hindu group vowed to press ahead with a campaign to convert Muslims and Christians to Hinduism, stoking a sensitive debate that has stalled parliament and threatened the prime minister’s economic …
Australian PM Abbott reshuffles cabinet to focus on jobs, families
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, battling a slide in public support, reshuffled his cabinet on Sunday, promoting the overseer of a tough immigration program and throwing out his gaffe-prone defense minister.
Australian mother charged with murder of eight children
SYDNEY (Reuters) – An Australian mother has been charged with the murder of eight children, seven of them hers, two days after their bodies were found in a home in the city of Cairns.
Liberian voter turnout low as Ebola overshadows senate election
MONROVIA (Reuters) – Turnout for Liberian parliamentary elections on Saturday appeared to be low as concerns about Ebola kept many voters at home.
Tunisians vote in historic presidential run-off
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisians vote on Sunday in a presidential run-off election that completes the country’s last steps to full democracy nearly fours years after the uprising that toppled autocrat Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali.
Cuba says U.S. must respect its communist system
HAVANA (Reuters) – President Raul Castro demanded on Saturday that the United States respect Cuba’s communist rule as the two countries work to restore diplomatic ties, and warned that Cuban-American exiles might try to sabotage the rapprochement.
Putin says Russia won’t be intimidated over Crimea
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia will not be intimidated over its actions in Ukraine and Crimea, President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday as his foreign ministry warned that it was preparing to retaliate against fresh Western sanctions.
North Korea denies hacking Sony, U.S. stands by its assertion
SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Korea said on Saturday U.S. accusations that it was involved in a cyberattack on Sony Pictures were “groundless slander,” and that it wanted a joint investigation into the incident with the United States.
