Sweden’s Left Party says could back centre-left budgets from outside government
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden’s Left Party leader said on Friday he may support budgets from a Social Democrat-led government in which he was not a partner, easing concerns the centre-left might not be able to form a stable government after elections ne…
Islamist militants on rise in Austria: government
VIENNA (Reuters) – Authorities suspect around 130 people resident in Austria – most of them foreign nationals – have allied themselves with Islamist militants fighting abroad, officials in Vienna said on Friday, raising their estimate by nearly a third…
Baltics and Poland need more military infrastructure: Latvia
RIGA, Aug 22 (Reuters) – The Baltic states and Poland must invest in military infrastructure so they can host troops from other NATO nations for training or in case of crisis, Latvia’s defense minister said on Friday.
India minister stirs anger by making light of Delhi rape case
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley faced criticism on Friday for making light of the gang rape of a Delhi woman in 2012 and her subsequent death by saying it was a small incident that had cost India billions of dollars in touris…
Malaysia mourns as bodies of MH17 victims finally come home
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – People across Malaysia held a minute’s silence and wore black on Friday as the Southeast Asian country observed a day of mourning to mark the return of the first 20 bodies among its citizens killed when a jetliner was downed la…
At least 30 killed in Shi’ite militia attack on Sunni mosque in Iraq
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – At least 30 people were killed when a Shi’ite Muslim militia opened fired inside an Iraqi Sunni mosque in the country’s eastern Diyala province on Friday, an Iraqi security source said.
Zimbabwe’s opposition leader hints at anti-Mugabe protests
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai on Friday said his party could roll out protests against President Robert Mugabe’s government over its inability to improve a flagging economy.
Slovene parliament to confirm Cerar as prime minister on Monday
LJUBLJANA (Reuters) – Slovenia’s parliament is expected to vote in political novice Miro Cerar as the euro zone country’s new prime minister on Monday, parliament speaker Doris Krzisnik said.
Arab states, Israel set to clash at U.N. nuclear meeting
VIENNA (Reuters) – As war rages in Gaza, Arab states will likely try to heighten diplomatic pressure on Israel over its assumed nuclear arsenal at next month’s annual meeting of the U.N. nuclear agency’s 160 member states, diplomats said on Friday.
Hamas kills 18 suspected collaborators in Gaza
GAZA (Reuters) – Hamas militants killed seven Palestinians suspected of collaborating with Israel in a public execution in a central Gaza square on Friday, witnesses and a Hamas website said.
