Italy PM Renzi’s reform plans hit resistance in Senate
ROME (Reuters) – Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s plans to slash the powers of Italy’s Senate, a key element of his reform agenda, have run into trouble, with opposition politicians submitting nearly 8,000 amendments to delay its approval.
Russian court jails Putin foes on charges of inciting mass riots
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian court sentenced two protest leaders to 4.5 years each in jail on Thursday on charges of inciting mass riots against President Vladimir Putin, in a case the opposition sees as part of a clampdown on his foes while all eyes a…
Two car bombs kill 15 people in central Baghdad: police
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Two car bombs killed 15 people in central Baghdad on Thursday, police and medical sources said.
First U.N. aid convoy enters Syria without government consent
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations sent its first humanitarian aid convoy into rebel-held areas of Syria without government consent on Thursday as U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon accused warring parties of denying assistance to millions of people in …
U.N. says first aid convoy enters Syria without government consent
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations said on Thursday the first humanitarian aid convoy had entered Syria from Turkey without Syrian government consent and under the authorization of a new U.N. Security Council resolution.
Bahrain asks court to temporarily suspend two more opposition groups
MANAMA (Reuters) – Bahrain has asked a court to temporarily suspend the activities of two more opposition groups, state news agency BNA said on Thursday, in a move that could further deepen political tensions in the Gulf Arab state.
Bomb hidden in fridge kills 1, wounds 8 in bus park in Nigeria’s Kano
KANO (Reuters) – A bomb hidden in a refrigerator killed one and wounded eight at a crowded bus park in northern Nigeria’s biggest city of Kano on Thursday, police said.
Tourist killed in Mombasa, second in July: police
NAIROBI (Reuters) – A German female tourist was killed in the Kenyan port city of Mombasa on Thursday in the same area where a Russian visitor was murdered earlier in July by a criminal gang, police sources said.
Spanish judge requests EU help in Iraq death probe
MADRID (Reuters) – A Spanish High Court judge has asked for assistance from the European Union in his investigation into the killing of Spanish cameraman Jose Couso by a U.S. tank shell in Iraq in 2003, court documents showed on Thursday.
Purge of minorities re-draws Iraq map
KABERLI Iraq (Reuters) – A new map is being drawn across the plains of northern Iraq as Sunni militants of the Islamic State purge the rural landscape of religious and ethnic minorities that have co-existed for hundreds of years.
