Estonia PM calls for permanent NATO presence as bulwark to Russia
BERLIN (Reuters) – Estonian Prime Minister Taavi Roivas urged NATO on Friday to establish a permanent presence in the Baltic state in response to Russia’s actions in Ukraine, telling his allies to “open your eyes and stay awake”.
Poland’s justice ministry says prosecutors erred in raid on magazine
WARSAW (Reuters) – Polish prosecutors made mistakes in the way they searched the offices of the Wprost news magazine looking for leaked tapes whose publication has embarrassed the government, the Justice Ministry said on Friday.
Saudi king’s visit to Cairo shows support for Sisi
CAIRO (Reuters) – A rare visit to Egypt by Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah, expected in Cairo on Friday evening, underlines the strong support the aging monarch is showing for new president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
Kenya attacks undermine plans for east African trade hub
LAMU Kenya (Reuters) – The latest in a string of militant attacks on Kenya’s coast has dealt a fresh blow to the economy, but the threat this time goes beyond the tourist trade to an ambitious $25.5 billion port and transport scheme next to the histori…
Exclusive: Benghazi suspect fighting anti-Islamist general before U.S. raid
BENGHAZI Libya (Reuters) – The suspected ringleader of a 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, snatched this week by U.S. forces, had been fighting a Libyan general committed to root out Islamist rebels when he vanished without trace, accordin…
Foreign Islamist fighters urge Muslims to join jihad in Syria
DUBAI (Reuters) – Five Islamist fighters identified as Australian and British nationals have called on Muslims to join the war in Syria in a new video released by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
India nuke enrichment plant expansion operational in 2015: IHS
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India is expanding a covert uranium enrichment plant that could potentially support the development of thermonuclear weapons, a defence research group said on Friday, raising the stakes in an arms race with China and Pakistan.
Berlusconi’s appeal in sex case starts in Italy
MILAN (Reuters) – Silvio Berlusconi’s appeal of his conviction for abuse of office and paying for sex with a minor began on Friday, opening a new legal battle that could severely limit any active political role for the former Italian prime minister.
Suicide bomber kills one, wounds 20 at Lebanese checkpoint
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A suicide bomber killed one person and wounded at least 20 at a security checkpoint in Lebanon’s Eastern Bekaa Valley on Friday, on the main highway joining Lebanon and Syria’s capitals, Lebanese police said.
China quietly launches probe of foreign non-government outfits: media
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has quietly begun a probe into the operations of foreign non-government bodies in the country, to prepare for tighter regulations in future, as part of a security drive ordered by a new national panel headed by President Xi Ji…
