Turkey’s Erdogan sworn in as president, consolidates power
ANKARA (Reuters) – Tayyip Erdogan was sworn in as Turkey’s president on Thursday, cementing his position as its most powerful leader of recent times, in a step opponents fear heralds more authoritarian rule and widening religious influence in public li…
Brazil’s Mantega says opposition win could wreck economy
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s finance minister waded into the country’s presidential campaign on Thursday, warning that an opposition victory in the October election could push the economy into recession and undo a decade of social gains under the ruli…
West Africa Ebola outbreak could infect 20,000 people, WHO says
GENEVA/LAGOS (Reuters) – The Ebola epidemic in West Africa could infect over 20,000 people and spread to more countries, the U.N. health agency said on Thursday, warning that an international effort costing almost half a billion dollars is needed to ov…
Polish premier Tusk seriously considering top EU job
WARSAW/BRUSSELS/PARIS (Reuters) – Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk is seriously considering a proposal that he take the post of president of the European Council, a Warsaw government spokeswoman said on Thursday, linking his decision to the crisis in …
Arab East Jerusalem seethes with protests and raids
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Violent protests in Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem have been raging nightly beyond the spotlight on the Gaza war, leading to a crackdown by Israeli police in which hundreds of Palestinians have been detained.
Egypt queries Mursi over documents ‘leaked’ to Al Jazeera: security sources
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt is investigating jailed ex-president Mohamed Mursi in connection with documents that judicial investigators say were leaked to the Qatar-based Al Jazeera satellite news channel, security sources said on Thursday.
Pakistan’s powerful army steps in to resolve political crisis
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s army stepped into a political struggle between the country’s embattled prime minister and the opposition on Thursday, signaling a possible end to a crisis that has destabilized the coup-prone nation.
Exclusive: Over 100 Russian soldiers killed in single Ukraine battle – Russian rights activists
MOSCOW (Reuters) – More than 100 Russian soldiers were killed in eastern Ukraine in a single battle this month while helping pro-Russian separatists fight Ukrainian troops, two members of the Russian presidential human rights council said on Thursday, …
Africa’s militants may be inspired by Islamic State gains, officials told
NAIROBI (Reuters) – African Islamists may be emboldened by the Islamic State’s gains in the Middle East, and local security services need to cooperate to counter the continent’s militants, African intelligence officials heard on Thursday.
Ebola toll tops 1,550, outbreak accelerates: WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) – The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has killed more than 1,552 people out of 3,069 known cases in four countries and “continues to accelerate”, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday.
