Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania form joint military unit
WARSAW (Reuters) – Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania launched a joint military force on Friday that Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski said could start its first exercises in the tense region in the next year.
IMF to halt aid to Bosnia until agreed policies implemented
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund will hold off on disbursing the next tranche of Bosnia’s aid program until the Balkan country implements agreed economic policies, most likely after the October election, a senior IMF official said o…
Catalonia call independence vote despite Scottish ‘no’
BARCELONA (Reuters) – The leader of Spain’s Catalonia region said on Friday he would defy Madrid to hold a non-binding independence vote in less than two months, saying his people deserved the same right to determine their future as Scots who voted to …
Global court orders Kenyan president to attend hearing
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Judges at the International Criminal Court have ordered Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta to attend a hearing over how to proceed with his stalled trial for crimes against humanity, the tribunal said on Friday.
Sweden protests against airspace violation by Russian planes
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden said two Russian warplanes entered its airspace this week, calling the intrusion a “serious violation” and sending a protest to Moscow’s ambassador in the Nordic country.
Seven killed as Ugandans, South Sudanese clash at border
KAMPALA (Reuters) – At least seven people were killed in a string of clashes either side of Uganda and South Sudan’s border, a remote area plagued by cattle rustling and conflicts over territory, Uganda’s military said.
Lizard in food sends 300 school children in India to hospital
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – About 300 pupils at an Indian school were rushed to a hospital after consuming government-provided lunches, evoking memories of 23 children who died last year after eating food from the same welfare scheme.
Shi’ite rebels shell Yemen state TV, residents flee fighting
SANAA (Reuters) – Armed Shi’ite rebels shelled Yemen’s state-run television building on Friday as they advanced into Sanaa, sending hundreds fleeing their homes in a dramatic escalation of violence after weeks of fighting and protests, officials and re…
Iran moving to comply with extended nuclear deal with powers-IAEA
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran is taking further action to comply with the terms of an extended interim agreement with six world powers over its disputed atomic activities, a U.N. nuclear watchdog report obtained by Reuters on Friday showed.
Panama foreign minister invites Raul Castro to Americas Summit
HAVANA (Reuters) – Panamanian Foreign Minister Isabel de Saint Malo personally invited Cuban President Raul Castro to the Summit of the Americas her nation is hosting in April, according to a Cuban government statement published on Friday.
