Ukraine leader sees country applying for EU membership ‘in 6 years time’
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko said he would present a broad plan of social and economic reforms on Thursday which would allow the former Soviet republic to apply for membership of the European Union in six years.
Iran blames ‘errors’ of outsiders for rise of Islamic State
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Iran President Hassan Rouhani blamed the rise of the Islamic State group and other militants on “certain intelligence agencies”, saying the solution to stopping them must come from the Middle East region itself and not the We…
Sarkozy says would compete for 2017 French presidential nomination
PARIS (Reuters) – Nicolas Sarkozy would compete to win a center-right party nomination as candidate for France’s 2017 presidential election, he said on Thursday, ending speculation that he might call off a party primary.
Mugabe denounces ‘evil machinations’ by U.S., EU in Zimbabwe
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe told the United Nations on Thursday his country is the target of “evil” actions that are hurting its economy and people as the West seeks to oust him.
Pope sacks Paraguayan bishop accused of protecting abuser priest
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis has dismissed a Paraguayan bishop accused of protecting a priest suspected of sexually abusing young people, the Vatican said on Thursday.
U.N. nuclear assembly rejects Arab bid to pressure Israel
VIENNA (Reuters) – Member states of the U.N. nuclear agency on Thursday rejected an Arab resolution targeting Israel over its assumed atomic arsenal, in a diplomatic victory for the Jewish state and Western countries opposing the initiative.
Bomb explodes in Chile, kills man handling it
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – A homemade device exploded in the Chilean capital early on Thursday and one man was killed, police said, the latest in a string of mostly low-level bombings that have usually been blamed on anarchists.
Bulgaria election frontrunner open to discuss grand coalition
SOFIA (Reuters) – The frontrunner in Bulgaria’s October election said on Thursday he was ready to hold talks with other parties after the vote, including to discuss forming a grand coalition to ensure political stability.
One of the girls abducted by Boko Haram in Nigeria’s Chibok freed -police
ABUJA (Reuters) – One of more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by Islamist Boko Haram rebels in the northeastern Nigerian village of Chibok was freed this week, police and a parent of some of the other missing girls said on Thursday.
Hong Kong students take democracy fight to home of city’s leader
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Thousands of students and protesters marched to the official residence of Hong Kong’s leader on Thursday to demand a meeting, defying police warnings, as tensions simmer over the financial hub’s democratic future.
