EU lawmakers reject Hungarian culture nominee, disrupting Juncker plan
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A European Parliament committee voted on Monday to reject the nomination of Hungarian Tibor Navracsics as education and culture commissioner, though it accepted that he could be a part of the EU executive in another role, lawmakers…
White House rejects Netanyahu’s criticism with withering response
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House rejected criticism from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with a withering response on Monday, accusing him of refusing to acknowledge how much help the United States has been to Israel over the years.
Venezuelan opposition head seeks 2015 vote gains, and ‘Caribbean Norway’
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s new opposition chief is targeting 2015 parliamentary elections as a springboard to end more than 15 years of socialist rule.
Catalonia government to decide by October 15 whether to hold referendum
MADRID (Reuters) – The government of the northeastern Spanish region of Catalonia will decide by October 15 whether to push ahead with a contested referendum on separation from the rest of Spain, a spokesman said on Monday.
Mali PM: France, U.N. must step up fight against Islamists in Mali
PARIS (Reuters) – Mali’s prime minister said on Monday Islamist militants had been given an opportunity to return to the north of the country after France redeployed troops across the region and urged French and U.N. forces to go on the attack to stop …
NATO chief says ‘spearhead’ plan doesn’t breach treaty with Russia
LASK AIR FORCE BASE Poland (Reuters) – NATO’s plan to beef up its military presence in eastern Europe does not violate a post-Cold War deal struck with Russia on military force levels in the region, new alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg said on a visit t…
More than 100 illegal migrants missing after Libya shipwreck
BENGHAZI Libya (Reuters) – More than 100 illegal migrants were missing after their vessel sank off Libya’s coast en route across the Mediterranean, with dozens of bodies already washed up on the shore, local Libyan authorities said on Monday.
Kenya body blames poor coordination for slow response to coast attacks
MOMBASA Kenya (Reuters) – Kenya’s intelligence and security agencies need to improve their coordination and command structures to avoid a repeat of the slow response to attacks in June that killed about 65 people, a police oversight body said.
Developing countries blast rich-world farm subsidies at Rome talks
ROME (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Wealthy countries are still subsidizing their farmers at the expense of developing nations, undermining market access for some of the world’s poorest producers, two farm ministers told a Food and Agriculture Organiza…
British parliament to hold symbolic vote on Palestine status
LONDON (Reuters) – British lawmakers will next week hold a symbolic parliamentary vote on whether the government should recognize Palestine as a state, a move unlikely to shift official policy but designed to raise the political profile of the issue.
