MH17 crash investigators seek local help to reach wreckage in conflict zone
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Accident investigators looking into the July crash of a Malaysia Airlines plane in eastern Ukraine said on Thursday they would probably hire local contractors to collect wreckage still beyond their reach because of a continuing pr…
Bulgaria’s Borisov plasters together coalition government
SOFIA (Reuters) – The winner of Bulgaria’s parliamentary election signed an accord on Thursday to form a minority coalition government after a month of talks, a welcome breakthrough for a country reeling from a bank crisis and struggling to revive econ…
‘Don’t screw up’: U.S. envoy losing patience with Kosovo political impasse
PRISTINA (Reuters) – The U.S. envoy to Kosovo broke with diplomatic protocol on Thursday to signal Washington’s growing impatience with the country’s political leaders, who have been arguing over who gets to rule the young Balkan nation.
Eight dead, two missing in Ivory Coast building collapse
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Eight people were killed and at least two more are believed to be trapped under rubble after a building in Ivory Coast’s commercial capital of Abidjan collapsed on workers who were demolishing it, a senior city official said on Thur…
Georgian PM promises stability despite coalition defections
TBILISI (Reuters) – Georgia’s prime minister declared on Thursday the defection of one of the six parties in the ruling coalition would not destabilize his government which, he said, would still command a majority in parliament
Israel allows transit of Gaza produce to West Bank
GAZA (Reuters) – Israel on Thursday allowed Palestinian farmers to ship produce from the blockaded Gaza Strip to the occupied West Bank, via Israeli territory, for the first time since 2007.
U.S. denies telling Yemen ex-president to leave or face sanctions
SANAA (Reuters) – The United States on Thursday denied delivering any threats to Ali Abdullah Saleh over what Washington suspects is his role in destabilizing Yemen.
India to appoint new defense minister in cabinet expansion
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India will appoint a new defense minister, a senior party official and another source told Reuters on Thursday, in a move that would allow the current minister, Arun Jaitley, to focus on his main job of steering the economy out of…
North Korea leader on TV without cane but still limping in sign of recovery
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s state television showed leader Kim Jong Un on Thursday walking with a limp but without a cane in the clearest indication yet that he was recovering from an unconfirmed health problem that had kept him sidelined for more …
Kurdish footballer leaves Turkey after attack
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – An Alevi Kurdish footballer in Turkey’s top league has left the country after a racist attack apparently motivated by his support on social media for Kurds fighting to defend a Syrian border town from Islamic State militants.
