PLO says global public opinion backs recognizing Palestine
RAMALLAH (Reuters) – A senior Palestinian official said on Thursday that European moves toward recognizing an independent Palestine would bring them in line with global public opinion, ahead of a symbolic British parliament debate on the issue set for …
Dutch prosecutors summon far-right leader over alleged racist remarks
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch authorities moved closer toward prosecuting far-right politician Geert Wilders on Thursday, naming him as a suspect and summoning him for interrogation over alleged racist remarks he made in March.
Russia’s Putin may have talks with Ukraine leader next week: Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin could hold talks with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko next week on the sidelines of a summit of Asian and European leaders in Milan, the Kremlin said on Thursday.
More funds needed for million Syrian refugees in Turkey: UNHCR
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – More than a million Syrian refugees in Turkey may go without food, medicine and shelter unless there is an increase in international funding, the U.N. refugee agency said on Wednesday.
UK’s Liberal Democrats weigh future coalition options ahead of 2015 vote
GLASGOW Scotland (Reuters) – Since partnering with Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservatives in 2010, the junior party in Britain’s first coalition government since World War Two has watched its opinion poll ratings slump.
Chinese premier criticizes lazy officials as corrupt
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has once more laid down the law with government workers who are trying to kept a low profile amidst a corruption crackdown, saying that “just muddling along” is exactly the same as actually being corrupt.
Pressure mounts on Hong Kong leader over payout amid crisis
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Democratic lawmakers in Hong Kong demanded anti-graft officers investigate a $6.4 million business payout to Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying on Thursday, as political fallout grows from massive student-led protests calling for dem…
Big Brother Modi is watching India’s bureaucrats
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Narendra Modi has earned a reputation as a something of a control freak since becoming Indian prime minister, ordering bureaucrats to throw out office junk and go to work on a public holiday to clean the toilets.
Families torn apart as Western girls join Islamist cause
PARIS (Reuters) – Foad, a French truck driver of Moroccan origin, traveled alone through Syria to rescue his 15-year-old sister from an Islamist group she said was holding her captive. But when they finally stood face to face, in tears, she would not l…
Ukraine ‘frozen conflict’ could hurt Europe: Foreign Minister Klimkin
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Ukraine warned the European Union on Wednesday not to accept pro-Russian rebels carving out a de facto state and said that unlike other “frozen conflicts” in the former Soviet Union it could destabilize all of Europe.
