Afghan election crisis talks stall over release of vote results
KABUL (Reuters) – Talks between Afghanistan’s rival presidential candidates have stalled again, in part over when and how to release the final results of an election that both say was rigged by the other side, officials said on Wednesday.
Ukraine PM tells army to be on full battle alert despite ceasefire
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s prime minister told government forces to remain on full battle alert on Wednesday as fighting in the rebel-held eastern city of Donetsk killed at least two civilians and further strained a ceasefire with Russian-backed separa…
U.S. to press India on trade row during Modi’s Washington visit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Wednesday it will press India’s new prime minister to end his blockage of a global trade pact when he visits Washington this month, something that could dampen the mood of a trip aimed at revitalizing st…
U.S. welcomes China’s first-time attendance at naval forum
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Top U.S. Navy officials welcomed China’s first-time attendance at a 113-nation naval forum on Wednesday but made clear that despite progress in U.S.-Chinese military interaction, more work is needed to avoid incidents that could …
Gunmen kill 15 at college in north Nigeria’s Kano
KANO Nigeria (Reuters) – Gunmen stormed a higher education college in northern Nigeria on Wednesday, firing on fleeing students and setting off an explosion in an attack that killed at least 15 people and wounded 35, police said.
Top U.S. security threats: lone wolves, Syria fighters : officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Americans radicalized by online propaganda from Islamic State and other militant groups pose the main terrorist threat to the United States, which is especially vulnerable to foreign fighters returning from Syria, senior U.S. sec…
Chinese hacked U.S. military contractors, Senate panel finds
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hackers associated with the Chinese government have repeatedly infiltrated the computer systems of U.S. airlines, technology companies and other contractors involved in the movement of U.S. troops and military equipment, a U.S. S…
Former Ivory Coast president backs Ouattara for 2015 election
DAOUKRO Ivory Coast (Reuters) – Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara on Wednesday received the endorsement of former president Henri Konan Bedie for re-election in 2015, boosting his chances of a second term.
Spain to replace Dutch in Turkey Patriot missile deployment
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain will send a Patriot anti-ballistic missile battery to Turkey’s southern border with Syria as part of a NATO initiative, Defense Minister Pedro Morenes said on Wednesday, replacing the Netherlands’ contribution to the deployment…
U.N. Security Council to discuss Dutch report on MH17 downing
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over war-torn eastern Ukraine will be discussed by the U.N. Security Council on Friday after Russia requested a meeting on a Dutch finding that a large number of fragments hit the …
