Greek opposition leader accuses government of fear-mongering
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s radical leftist opposition leader, Alexis Tsipras, accused Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on Saturday of sowing fear in the country to win support for a presidential vote the government must win to avoid a snap election.
Sudan’s Bashir claims victory over ICC after court shelves Darfur probe
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir claimed victory over the International Criminal Court on Saturday after it shelved further investigation of war crimes in Darfur, and reaffirmed his hard line on the rebel region.
UK to send hundreds of troops to Iraq: newspaper
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will send hundreds of troops to train Iraqi and Kurdish forces in Iraq, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon told The Daily Telegraph newspaper on Saturday, in a bid to step up the battle against Islamic State fighters.
Kerry, Russia’s Lavrov discuss Middle East, including Israel
BOGOTA (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday, a senior State Department official said.
Islamic State storms town in western Iraq, kills 19 police: officials
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Islamic State fighters stormed a town in Iraq’s western Anbar province on Saturday, killing at least 19 policemen and trapping others inside their headquarters, in the latest attack in the desert region where it controls large amoun…
Scottish Labour picks new leader as UK election battle looms
LONDON (Reuters) – The opposition Labour party has chosen former cabinet minister Jim Murphy as its leader in Scotland where he will have the job of trying to hold on to the seats the party needs to win a British national election due in May.
Iran extends visas for 450,000 Afghan refugees
KABUL (Reuters) – Iran said it had agreed to extend temporary visas for 450,000 Afghan refugees for six months, lifting a threat to send them back home to a country facing attacks by resurgent militants.
EU’s Juncker tells Britain to ease up on migrants
VIENNA (Reuters) – European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker warned Britain not to discriminate against workers from fellow EU countries and said any moves to restrict the free movement of people could ultimately harm capital flows into London’…
Indonesia rescuers use hands in search for scores missing in mudslide
JAKARTA (Reuters) – A landslide destroyed a remote village in Indonesia, killing at least 17 people, an official said on Saturday, as rescuers used their bare hands and sticks to search through the mud for scores of missing in the absence of heavy-lift…
Set aside hate, China’s Xi says on Nanjing Massacre anniversary
BEIJING(Reuters) – China and Japan should set aside hatred and not allow the minority who led Japan to war to affect relations now, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Saturday, as the country marked its first national memorial day for the Nanjing Mas…
