Obama says U.S. to boost support to Syrian opposition groups
WEST POINT N.Y. (Reuters) – In a major foreign policy address on Wednesday, President Barack Obama said he will work with Congress to ramp up U.S. support for Syrian opposition groups that are the best alternative to President Bashar al-Assad.
Pakistani woman stoned to death for marrying for love was pregnant
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The postmortem of a Pakistani woman killed for marrying the man she loved has established that she was five months pregnant, her stepson told Reuters on Wednesday.
Thai military rulers appoint anti-Thaksin advisers
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s junta has appointed two retired generals with palace connections as advisers, putting powerful establishment figures hostile towards former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra firmly in the ascendant in the country’s long-r…
Prudent on talks, Turkish Cypriots say gas find could be obstacle
PARIS (Reuters) – Turkish Cyprus’s chief negotiator played down on Wednesday the prospect of a quick solution in peace talks with his Greek rivals, warning that the discovery of natural gas in the region was possibly more of an obstacle than of help.
Senegal seeks new site for Turkish embassy after protests
DAKAR (Reuters) – Senegal will seek a new site for the Turkish embassy after plans to built it on a pristine stretch of coastline in the capital Dakar sparked fierce protests from environmentalists and civil society groups, an official said on Tuesday….
Courting Kurdish vote, Turkey’s Erdogan warns against sabotaging peace
DIYARBAKIR Turkey (Reuters) – Kurdish demonstrators have blocked a highway in southeast Turkey and seized a soldier in protest at the building of military outposts, exposing the fragility of a peace process which Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan hopes may…
Poland investigates Eurosceptic MEP over ‘What is rape?’ comment
WARSAW (Reuters) – Polish prosecutors are investigating whether comments made by a firebrand right-wing politician elected this week to the European Parliament warrant prosecution for incitement to rape.
Merkel’s hesitation on Juncker opens race for EU Commission
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel’s diluted support for Jean-Claude Juncker’s bid to be European Commission president has thrown the field open to other candidates, although it will be weeks before a single nominee emerges.
No date for Pope meeting with abuse victims-Vatican spokesman
ROME (Reuters) – No date has been set for Pope Francis’ planned meeting with victims of sexual abuse by Catholic priests, originally expected to take place early next month, Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi said on Wednesday.
Hundreds of migrants storm across Spanish border at Melilla
MADRID (Reuters) – More than 1,000 would-be immigrants tried to forced their way over razor-wire barriers into Spain’s North African enclave of Melilla on Wednesday, with about half succeeding.
