Bombs explode near Egyptian and UAE embassies in Libyan capital
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Bombs exploded near the Egyptian and United Arab Emirates embassies in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, on Thursday but there were no reports of casualties or major damage.
Rome evacuates children from immigrant center as violence mounts
ROME (Reuters) – Rome’s mayor ordered the evacuation on Thursday of 45 children from a center for immigrants that has been under attack for four days by local people.
Moscow and Kiev trade accusations; U.S. warns Russia against escalation
MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) – Moscow and Kiev accused each other on Thursday of violating a ceasefire and the United States warned Russia the West might punish it further for its “military escalation” of the Ukraine crisis.
Police hunt big cat, ‘probably tiger’, on loose near Disneyland Paris
PARIS (Reuters) – A large feline, probably a tiger, was seen roaming near Disneyland Paris theme park on Thursday, triggering an urgent police hunt and warnings for people to stay indoors and to fetch children home from school by car.
Obama optimistic on change in Myanmar, more work to be done
NAYPYITAW Myanmar (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said on Thursday he was optimistic about political change in Myanmar and called on the country’s top politicians to push on with reform toward a free, inclusive and transparent election in 2015….
Portugal immigration chief arrested in ‘golden visas’ corruption investigation
LISBON (Reuters) – Police arrested the head of Portugal’s immigration and border service as part of an investigation into corruption linked to the issuing of so-called “golden visas” to wealthy foreign investors.
Embattled UK Labour leader promises not to ‘shrink from the fight’
LONDON (Reuters) – British opposition leader Ed Miliband vowed on Thursday not to “shrink from the fight”, in a make-or-break speech after a week of media reports that his Labour Party could ditch him just six months before a general election.
Obama says Myanmar’s 2015 vote needs to be free, inclusive and transparent
NAYPYITAW (Reuters) – Elections in Myanmar in 2015 need to be free, inclusive and transparent, U.S. President Barack Obama told the Southeast Asian nation’s President Thein Sein at a meeting on Thursday.
Venezuela’s ruling socialists set up hotline to nab ‘infiltrators’
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s ruling socialists have set up a telephone hotline to denounce “infiltrators” they say are jeopardizing the legacy of beloved late leader Hugo Chavez by seeking to destroy the socialist government.
Dutch mayor urges action on returning jihadis after arrests
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch cities need more powers to tackle battle-hardened jihadis returning home from the Middle East, a mayor said on Thursday, a day after authorities announced the arrest of 12 people with suspected links to militant Islamists.
