Bosnian tax, customs officials detained over $1 billion scam
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Dozens of customs and tax officials have been detained in Bosnia, accused of defrauding the state of more than $1 billion in customs revenue on imported textiles and cars, authorities said on Wednesday.
Israel re-arrests former Palestinian prisoners in hunt for teens
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel re-arrested 51 Palestinians freed in a 2011 prisoner swap deal, the army said on Wednesday, in the sixth day of a hunt for three missing teenagers believed abducted in the occupied West Bank.
U.S., Iran experts dispute nuclear bomb ‘breakout’ timeline
VIENNA (Reuters) – A U.S. security institute estimates that Iran could amass material for a nuclear bomb in three months or less while Iranian experts cite a time frame six times longer – a dispute going to the heart of talks between Tehran and global …
EU to delay signing Thai cooperation pact after coup: draft
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union will delay signing an agreement on closer economic and political ties with Thailand and demands a swift return to democracy following the country’s military coup, according to a draft document seen by Reuters on …
Syria bombing kills 20 in refugee camp near Jordan border: activists
AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian army helicopters killed at least 20 people, mostly children and women, in the first attack on a refugee camp in southern Syria along the border with Jordan, residents and opposition activists said.
Yemeni soldiers clash with Shi’ite rebels near capital: official
DUBAI (Reuters) – Shi’ite rebels fought Yemeni soldiers just 25 miles (40 km) northwest of the capital Sanaa on Wednesday, an official said, as they try to tighten their grip in the area before next year’s presidential election.
Overloaded boat sinks off Malaysia, 34 Indonesians missing, three dead
KUALA LANGAT Malaysia (Reuters) – An overloaded boat carrying suspected illegal Indonesian immigrants sank as it left Malaysia’s west coast early on Wednesday, and at least three passengers drowned and 34 were missing.
Spain’s popular prince must charm Catalonia as king
MADRID (Reuters) – Many Spaniards are hoping for a lot more than polish and glamour from new King Felipe VI when he takes the throne on Thursday after his father’s surprise abdication.
Buoyed by EU vote, Italy’s Renzi seeks change in Brussels
ROME (Reuters) – It has been a long time since an Italian leader went to Brussels with as strong a hand as the one held by Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, whose triumph in last month’s European elections left him with a big say on who should head the EU C…
Libya says fuel smuggling to Malta increasing
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Large amounts of fuel are being smuggled from Libya to Malta – even as angry motorists queue in Tripoli and the state oil firm struggles to deliver due to a lack of security at petrol stations
