Pause in India-Pakistan fighting brings respite for civilians
SRINAGAR (Reuters) – Fighting between India and Pakistan paused on Friday after days of heavy shelling and gun battles across their disputed Himalayan border, the worst skirmishes between the nuclear-armed rivals in more than a decade.
Bulgarian election winner seeks broad coalition to govern
SOFIA (Reuters) – The winner of Bulgaria’s election said on Friday he wanted to form a majority government, shifting tactics after last weekend’s vote produced a fractured result threatening his chances of becoming prime minister again.
Belarus detains Ukrainian soccer fans for anti-Putin chants
MINSK (Reuters) – Belarus police detained dozens of Ukrainian and Belarussian football fans who shouted patriotic Ukrainian slogans and chanted abuse against Russian President Vladimir Putin at a match, a rights organisation and local media said on Fri…
Ukraine poll foresees big election win for pro-Poroshenko bloc
KIEV (Reuters) – A bloc supporting President Petro Poroshenko looks set to register a strong win in a parliamentary election in Ukraine overshadowed by the separatist conflict in the east, according to a poll published on Friday.
Germany calls arrest of news assistant in China ‘worrying’
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany expressed concern on Friday about the arrest in Beijing last week of a Chinese woman who was working as a news assistant for German weekly Die Zeit and had helped the publication report on protests in Hong Kong.
100,000 Libyans flee fighting near Tripoli, UNHCR says
GENEVA (Reuters) – About 100,000 people have fled fighting near the Libyan capital Tripoli in the past three weeks, adding to a growing problem of internal displacement, the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR said on Friday.
Families of MH17 victims to seek damages from Dutch state: lawyer
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch relatives of victims of Malaysia Airlines MH17, downed over Ukraine in July, will hold the Dutch government liable for damages for its handling of the aftermath of the crash, a lawyer representing families said on Friday.
Slovenia names deputy PM Bulc as candidate for EU commissioner
LJUBLJANA (Reuters) – Slovenia named Deputy Prime Minister Violeta Bulc on Friday as its new candidate to become a European Commissioner after former premier Alenka Bratusek quit the race.
Ireland’s Sinn Fein sees path to power in unequal recovery
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Six years of austerity have transformed former Irish Republican Army political wing Sinn Fein from nationalist outsiders to contenders to enter government, threatening the biggest shake-up of Irish politics in generations.
Pakistan says war with India ‘not an option’
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan said on Friday that war with India was not an option, but that it would respond with “full force” to any attempt to challenge its sovereignty.
