Kosovo fires ethnic Serb minister to avert more violence
PRISTINA (Reuters) – An ethnic Serb minister in Kosovo’s government was fired on Tuesday to try to avert more violent protests over a remark he made last month that offended the Balkan country’s ethnic Albanian majority.
Two French soldiers wounded in knife attack in Nice
NICE, France (Reuters) – Two French soldiers were wounded in a knife attack outside a Jewish cultural centre in the southern city of Nice on Tuesday, the interior ministry said.
Russia: U.N. plan on conflict zone risks poses legal issues, wants 2016 vote
MONTREAL (Reuters) – Russia said on Tuesday it wants a United Nations aviation agency plan on sharing information about conflict zone risks put to a wider International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) assembly vote in 2016, citing legal risks relate…
U.N.’s highest court absolves Croatia, Serbia of genocide
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – The United Nations’ highest court ruled on Tuesday that neither Croatia nor Serbia had committed genocide against each other’s populations during the wars that accompanied the violent breakup of Yugoslavia in the 1990s.
Deported Central America child migrants face threats, death at home: U.N.
BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Thousands of children entering the United States illegally from Central America might qualify for refugee status but are being deported to their own country where they face persecution by gangs, the United Nations …
Ukraine says lost five more soldiers in the east in past 24 hours
KIEV (Reuters) – Five Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and 27 wounded in fighting with pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine’s eastern regions in the past 24 hours, Kiev military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said on Tuesday.
Allied airstrikes continue to target Islamic State near Kobani: statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. and allied forces staged airstrikes on 14 Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria in a 24-hour period, the Combined Joint Task Force said on Tuesday.
Russia, Poland argue over World War Two anniversary
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia and Poland traded diplomatic barbs on Tuesday over the 70th anniversary of the end of the World War Two in a sign of Moscow’s worsening ties with Warsaw, the European Union’s leading critic of its role in Ukraine.
Canada foreign minister quits, draws praise from Harper
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird announced his immediate resignation on Tuesday, saying it was time for a change, and he paid warm tribute to Prime Minister Stephen Harper despite reports of tension with Harper’s office.
Mexico finance minister says wasn’t required to disclose loan: report
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican Finance Minister Luis Videgaray would have declared a conflict of interest on a housing loan from a government contractor if the law required it, and acknowledged he paid less than half the market interest rate on the lo…
