Poland’s PM says NATO to boost military presence within weeks
WARSAW (Reuters) – NATO will strengthen its presence in Poland within weeks, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Saturday, a move that could help allay fears in eastern European states for their security after Russia’s seizure of Ukraine’s Crimea region…
Italian priests, Canadian nun kidnapped in Cameroon
YAOUNDE (Reuters) – Two Italian priests and a Canadian nun were kidnapped in northern Cameroon overnight, a bishop and a government source said on Saturday, months after a French priest was seized nearby.
India opposition could clinch election win: opinion polls
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s main opposition party of prime ministerial hopeful Narendra Modi and its allies are set to emerge as the biggest group in an election beginning on Monday, heralding the end of a 10-year reign of the ruling party, two opini…
Bomb wounds senior military adviser’s aide in Yemen
SANAA (Reuters) – An aide to a senior Yemeni government military adviser and three security guards were wounded when a bomb exploded near his car on Saturday morning, security sources said.
Thai PM supporters converge to counter protests
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of supporters of Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra demonstrated on the outskirts of Bangkok on Saturday, part of a three-day rally aimed at countering months of sometimes violent anti-government protests.
For India’s Congress party, soul-searching and questions about Gandhi
AURANGABAD, India (Reuters) – On the eve of India’s mammoth general election, even some members of the ruling Congress party appear to have accepted it will not return to power, raising a question mark on the future of its leader, Rahul Gandhi.
Britain re-arrests fugitive former mafioso on Italian warrant
LONDON (Reuters) – London police said on Saturday they had re-arrested a fugitive Sicilian mafioso who last month won a legal fight against extradition to Italy from Britain where he has been living under an alias for two decades.
Hagel, in Tokyo, moves to reassure Japan on security ties
TOKYO (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel moved on Saturday to reassure Japan of America’s commitment to its security, as Russia’s annexation of Crimea raises eyebrows in a region facing its own territorial disputes with an increasingly asse…
Rwanda’s foreign adventures test West’s patience
KIGALI (Reuters) – Rwandan President Paul Kagame may dress in the sharp suits of a company CEO, but his language can be more like a drill sergeant when he grills his cabinet on its performance.
U.S. will not stand in way of Scottish independence: Salmond
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The leader of Scotland’s separatist movement predicted on Friday that the United States would not try to stand in the way of the breakup of Britain, Washington’s staunchest ally for decades, if Scots vote for independence at a refe…
