Poland’s Sikorski elected new speaker of parliament
WARSAW (Reuters) – Former Polish foreign minister Radoslaw Sikorski was on Wednesday elected as speaker of the lower house of parliament.
Drone delivery: DHL ‘parcelcopter’ flies to German isle
BERLIN (Reuters) – Logistics firm DHL is using a drone to fly parcels to the German island of Juist, in what it says is the first time an unmanned aircraft has been authorized to deliver goods in Europe.
Libyan budget deficit to double as strife hits oil output: lawmaker
TOBRUK Libya (Reuters) – Libya’s budget deficit could more than double to 19 billion Libyan dinars ($15 billion) this year, as political and civil chaos ravage the OPEC member’s oil revenues, a senior lawmaker said on Wednesday.
India’s Modi pilots live radio show to reach the masses
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s Twitter-savvy Prime Minister Narendra Modi is turning to the country’s oldest radio station to make his voice heard even in the farthest Himalayan hamlets and most distant deserts.
U.S. conducts five more airstrikes in Syria, Iraq against Islamic State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States military on Wednesday confirmed it had launched five more airstrikes targeting Islamic State in Syria and Iraq in the latest round of attacks on the militant group.
NATO sees significant pullback of Russian troops from Ukraine
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO has observed a significant withdrawal of Russian forces from inside Ukraine, but many Russian troops remain stationed nearby, an alliance military spokesman said on Wednesday.
Exclusive: Syrian minister says U.S.-led strikes going in ‘right direction’
DAMASCUS (Reuters) – A Syrian government minister said U.S.-led air strikes against militants are going in the “right direction” because the government had been informed before they started and they were not hitting civilians or Syrian military targets…
EU plans for Iran gas imports if sanctions go
LONDON (Reuters) – The European Union is quietly increasing the urgency of a plan to import natural gas from Iran, as relations with Tehran thaw while those with top gas supplier Russia grow chillier.
Suspected al Qaeda-linked militants decapitate Tuareg man in Mali
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Suspected al Qaeda-linked militants in northern Mali have decapitated a Tuareg hostage seized last week for purportedly acting as an informer for French forces in the region, a Malian security source said on Wednesday.
Europe-wide organized crime sweep nets 1,000 suspects: Europol
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – European police made more than 1,000 arrests in a 10-day, continent-wide sweep against organized crime this month that netted suspected people traffickers and cocaine smugglers, law enforcement officials said on Wednesday.
