Families of MH17 victims to seek damages from Dutch state: lawyer
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch relatives of victims of Malaysia Airlines MH17, downed over Ukraine in July, will hold the Dutch government liable for damages for its handling of the aftermath of the crash, a lawyer representing families said on Friday.
Slovenia names deputy PM Bulc as candidate for EU commissioner
LJUBLJANA (Reuters) – Slovenia named Deputy Prime Minister Violeta Bulc on Friday as its new candidate to become a European Commissioner after former premier Alenka Bratusek quit the race.
Ireland’s Sinn Fein sees path to power in unequal recovery
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Six years of austerity have transformed former Irish Republican Army political wing Sinn Fein from nationalist outsiders to contenders to enter government, threatening the biggest shake-up of Irish politics in generations.
Pakistan says war with India ‘not an option’
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan said on Friday that war with India was not an option, but that it would respond with “full force” to any attempt to challenge its sovereignty.
Special Report: Flaws found in Ukraine’s probe of Maidan massacre
KIEV (Reuters) – For millions of Ukrainians, it was a crime against humanity. In February, more than 100 protesters were gunned down in the Maidan uprising that toppled the president, Viktor Yanukovich. The victims are now known as “the Heavenly Hundred.”
Tunisia’s Islamists ready for a coalition with old regime officials
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s main Islamist party is ready to form a coalition government with secular rivals including former officials who worked with President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali before he was toppled in 2011, the party’s chief said.
Pakistani teen, Indian children’s right activist win Nobel Peace Prize
OSLO (Reuters) – Pakistani teenager Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by the Taliban in 2012 for advocating girls’ right to education, and Indian children’s right activist Kailash Satyarthi won the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.
Anonymous threatens China, Hong Kong authorities with website blackout
BEIJING (Reuters) – Anonymous, the nebulous online activist group that uses hacking to further causes it supports, has threatened a major blackout of Chinese and Hong Kong government websites, and to leak tens of thousands of government email address d…
Somalia’s Islamist rebels down but not out after military setbacks
BARAWE Somalia (Reuters) – Military strikes that drove al Shabaab rebels from a strategic Somali port this week and killed their leader last month have dealt the group a hefty blow, but it is far too soon to declare victory say Somalis, Western diploma…
Chinese fisherman killed in South Korean coastguard raid
SEOUL (Reuters) – A Chinese fisherman was killed on Friday in a South Korean coastguard operation to apprehend his vessel which was operating illegally off South Korea’s west coast, the South Korean coastguard said, drawing an angry response from China…
