Mexico sees fall in violence, despite drug war: index
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Falling homicide rates and dwindling levels of violent and organized crime across Mexico have seen the country become increasingly peaceful over the past four years and boosted its economy, a thinktank said on Thur…
‘Made in France’ rebel ex-minister joins Habitat
PARIS (Reuters) – Arnaud Montebourg, the leftist former economy minister who led a “made in France” campaign to promote French-made goods, was named on Thursday vice-president for innovation of Habitat furniture group outside Britain.
What can $300 billion buy in Egypt? A new capital or a pipedream
CAIRO (Reuters) – It is a project as ambitious as Egypt’s ancient pyramids.
Pressure mounts on Merkel over Greek war reparations calls
BERLIN (Reuters) – Greek demands for billions of euros in reparations for the brutal Nazi occupation in World War Two may be falling on deaf ears in the German government, but some legal experts say Athens has grounds for a case.
U.S. drone strike kills Taliban commander on Afghan-Pakistan border
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) – A U.S. drone strike killed a Pakistani Taliban leader and two others on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, the Taliban said on Thursday, in the latest attack by an unmanned aircraft targeting the Afghan bases of Pak…
EU won’t lift sanctions on Russia until Minsk conditions met: Merkel
BERLIN (Reuters) – Europe will not lift sanctions on Russia imposed over the Ukraine crisis until the conditions of the Minsk ceasefire deal have been met, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday before EU leaders discuss the issue at a summit…
Libya’s official government conducts air strike on Tripoli airport
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Warplanes from Libya’s internationally recognized government on Thursday attacked the only functioning commercial airport in Tripoli, the capital controlled by a rival administration, officials said.
China, Japan agree to keep momentum alive for better ties
TOKYO (Reuters) – China and Japan held their first security talks in four years on Thursday and agreed to keep alive and foster a nascent recovery in bilateral ties plagued by the legacy of Japan’s wartime aggression and a territorial dispute.
Cambodia passes strict poll laws criticized by U.S., rights groups
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Cambodia’s parliament passed two controversial new election laws on Thursday that have drawn criticism from rights groups and the United States for limiting oversight and stifling freedom of speech during campaign periods.
Mali arrests three over deadly militant attack on restaurant
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Malian security forces have arrested three people suspected of complicity in a militant attack on a restaurant in the capital on March 7 that killed a French citizen, a Belgian security officer and three Malians.
