Grappling with history, EU tests unity, new faces
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders meeting in Brussels this weekend, amid world war anniversaries, did not want for reminders of the continental conflicts that the bloc’s founders meant to consign to history.
Mogherini must win over doubters as EU foreign policy chief
ROME (Reuters) – Federica Mogherini must show she has the experience and clout to succeed as the European Union’s new foreign policy chief, just as her predecessor had to overcome a reputation as a diplomatic lightweight.
Thai ruler Prayuth gives top cabinet posts to junta inner circle
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Military ruler General Prayuth Chan-ocha has named an interim cabinet dominated by members of the security forces to govern Thailand through at least a year of political reforms before he permits an election.
Merkel’s CDU wins Saxony state vote, Eurosceptics surge: exit polls
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives were set to keep power in the east German state of Saxony after winning an election on Sunday but a new rival on the right, the Alternative for Germany (AfD), looked like getting its first sea…
France arrests suspected jihadist minor before departure to Syria
PARIS (Reuters) – A 16-year-old girl suspected of trying to reach Syria to join Islamist rebels has been arrested in the southeastern city of Nice, France’s interior minister said on Sunday.
Scottish nationalist leader dismisses claim of sinister campaign tactics
LONDON (Reuters) – The leader of Scotland’s pro-independence campaign Alex Salmond on Sunday dismissed an accusation that grassroots supporters had used “organized street mobbery” to try to silence a series of street debates hosted by an opposition law…
Somali warlord agrees to talks, boosts government peace efforts
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – A Somali clan leader who fought for years to retake a strategic southern port city he once controlled has laid down arms and joined talks, bolstering government efforts to show it can restore order to a chaotic nation.
U.S., foreign fighters in Syria pose ‘very serious threat’ to U.S.: lawmaker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hundreds of U.S., British and Canadian citizens who have trained with Islamic State fighters trying to carve out their own state in Iraq and Syria pose a “very serious threat” to the United States, a top Republican lawmaker said …
Islamist rebels attack intelligence site in Somalia, 12 killed
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Islamist rebels blew up a car bomb and gunmen attacked a national intelligence site in Somalia’s capital where suspected militants are held, in an assault on Sunday that left at least 12 people dead.
Austrian conservatives pick Schelling as finance minister
VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria’s conservative People’s Party (OVP) on Sunday chose as finance minister Hans Joerg Schelling, a politically connected millionaire lauded by supporters for whipping the social security network into shape.
