German airports to be hit by strikes on Thursday
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Passengers at German airports face lengthy delays on Thursday after trade union Verdi called for a strike by ground staff as part of wider industrial action over public sector pay.
Director of South African tech firm charged with attempted police bribe
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – An executive director of South Africa’s Pinnacle Holdings has been charged with offering a $460,000 bribe to a senior police official in an attempt to win an equipment deal for the technology company, police said on Tuesday.
UNRWA chief appeals to Israel, Egypt over Gaza restrictions
GAZA (Reuters) – The outgoing head of the U.N. agency that aids Palestinian refugees urged Israel and Egypt on Tuesday to lift their border restrictions on the Hamas Islamist-run Gaza Strip.
White House ‘disappointed’ after Jerusalem Post reporter denied Saudi visa
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – The White House on Tuesday said it was “deeply disappointed” that Saudi Arabia had denied a visa to a U.S. citizen working for Israeli newspaper The Jerusalem Post to cover President Barack Obama’s trip to the kingdom later this w…
Union calls for strike at German airports on Thursday morning
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Passengers travelling through Germany’s major airports, including Frankfurt and Munich, face delays on Thursday after trade union Verdi called on public sector workers to take part in strike action to put pressure on employers in …
White House ‘disappointed’ after Jerusalem Post reporter denied Saudi visa
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – The White House on Tuesday said it was “deeply disappointed” that Saudi Arabia had denied a visa to a U.S. citizen working for Israeli newspaper The Jerusalem Post to cover President Barack Obama’s trip to the kingdom later this w…
Sweden demands EU shares out asylum seekers burden
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – With numbers of asylum seekers in Europe reaching a two-decade high, Sweden’s immigration minister said many member states were sitting on the sidelines and warned the EU needed to share out the burden of immigrants, especially fr…
Obama aims to soothe Saudi fears with Riyadh visit
WASHINGTON/RIYADH (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama will seek to ease Saudi concerns that he is neglecting an old ally when he visits Riyadh on Friday, months after top Saudis objected to what they saw as a growing rapprochement between Washingto…
Navy setbacks show defence challenges facing next Indian government
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – For a country aspiring to be a modern military power in a volatile region, a sequence of fatal accidents aboard its submarines has demonstrated why India’s next government needs to straighten out its defence priorities.
Mali coup leader abandons hunger strike after stomach problems
BAMAKO (Reuters) – The leader of a military coup that plunged Mali into chaos two years ago, allowing Islamists to seize its desert north, has abandoned a hunger strike to protest against the conditions of his detention, military sources said.
