Bahrain asks court to suspend main opposition bloc’s activities
MANAMA (Reuters) – Bahrain’s Justice Ministry has asked a court to suspend the activities of the country’s main Shi’ite Muslim opposition group, a move that could set back efforts to restart reconciliation talks in the Gulf Arab kingdom.
South Sudan ceasefire under threat as rebels, government troops clash
JUBA (Reuters) – South Sudanese rebels and government soldiers clashed in the northern town of Nasir on Sunday, adding to fears that a shaky ceasefire agreement signed in May could totally collapse.
Likely loser in Indonesia presidential election says won’t accept result yet
JAKARTA (Reuters) – The Indonesian ex-general widely thought to have narrowly lost this month’s bitterly contested presidential election will not accept the official result until allegations of cheating are investigated, one of his top aides said on Su…
Heavy clashes erupt over Tripoli airport, at least four dead
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Heavy fighting erupted on Sunday around Tripoli International Airport, where rival militias have been battling for control, killing at least four people and forcing thousands from their homes, local residents and witnesses said.
Popular French PM Valls loses shine as approval ratings slips
PARIS (Reuters) – French Prime Minister Manuel Valls has slipped below a 50 percent approval rating for the first time since he was nominated in a March cabinet reshuffle, a poll showed on Sunday, as President Francois Hollande remained deeply unpopula…
‘Europe’s got talent’, or how not to fill top EU jobs
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – If “Europe’s Got Talent” were a television show, it would have been taken off the screen years ago as a slow-motion contest rigged to reward mediocrity.
Top Kurdish security official warns West of Iraq blowback
ARBIL Iraq (Reuters) – Western countries will end up fighting insurgents who have overrun large parts of Iraq on their own doorstep unless they intervene to combat the threat at its source, a senior Kurdish security official said in an interview.
Iran warned of ‘last chance’ in nuclear talks after deadline missed
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran faced Western pressure on Saturday to make concessions over its atomic activities after it and six world powers failed to meet a July 20 deadline for a deal to end the decade-old dispute but agreed to keep talking.
Ukraine, rebels argue over wreck; Europeans give Putin ‘last chance’
HRABOVE/DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukraine accused Russia and pro-Moscow rebels on Saturday of destroying evidence to cover up their guilt in the shooting down of a Malaysian airliner that has accelerated a showdown between the Kremlin and Western pow…
Tunisia orders crackdown after militants kill 14 soldiers
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia on Saturday launched a crackdown on mosques and radio stations associated with hardline Islamists after militants killed 14 soldiers in an area near the country’s border with Algeria.
