Hungary PM Orban criticizes Tusk, EU allies seeking to isolate Russia
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban stepped up his criticism on Wednesday of his European allies for their policy of seeking to isolate Moscow over its intervention in Ukraine, naming top EU official Donald Tusk as one of its bac…
FSB director heads Russia’s delegation at U.S. summit on extremism
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The director of the Russian Federal Security Service, or FSB, will head the country’s delegation at a summit on countering violent extremism hosted by U.S. President Barack Obama, FSB said on Wednesday.
Greece to submit loan request to euro zone, Germany resists
ATHENS/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Greece will submit a request to the euro zone on Thursday to extend a “loan agreement” for up to six months but EU paymaster Germany says no such deal is on offer and Athens must stick to the terms of its existing internati…
Abducted Tanzanian albino boy found dead with limbs severed: police
DAR ES SALAAM (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Tanzanian police said on Wednesday they had found the mutilated body of a one-year-old albino boy whose abduction renewed calls for tougher action to stop the killing of albinos for their body parts, prized …
Egypt’s Sisi tours border with Libya after bombing IS targets
CAIRO (Reuters) – President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi warned Egypt would strike back at any militant threats to its security as he toured the border area with Libya on Wednesday, two days after Cairo bombed Islamic State targets there.
Burundi frees journalist tied to suspect in murder of Italian nuns
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – A radio show host in Burundi who was detained last month after he refused to identify a guest who said he been involved in the murder of three Italian nuns, was freed on bail on Wednesday, his lawyer said.
Turkish parliament becomes battleground for Kurdish peace process
ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) – A warning from Kurdish militants that negotiations with Turkey could be on the verge of collapse has turned parliament into the key battleground in a peace process meant to end a three-decade insurgency.
Moldova’s parliament approves new pro-EU prime minister
CHISINAU (Reuters) – Moldova’s parliament voted on Wednesday to approve as prime minister businessman Chiril Gaburici, who promises to forge closer ties with Europe despite fears of a possible Russian backlash.
Islamic State lays claim to North African outpost
ALGIERS/CAIRO (Reuters) – The images match the worst of Islamic State’s atrocities: black-clad fighters and an English-speaking jihadist taunt the West before slaughtering their victims in orange jumpsuits on a Libyan beach.
Four years on, some in Europe support talking to Assad
BEIRUT/PARIS (Reuters) – Some European Union countries which withdrew their ambassadors from Syria are saying privately it is time for more communication with Damascus even though Britain and France oppose it, diplomats said.
