Luxembourg’s Juncker wins center-right backing in bid for top EU job
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Former Luxembourg prime minister Jean-Claude Juncker, a fixture of European politics for the past 25 years, won the backing of Europe’s center-right parties on Friday to be their candidate for European Commission president.
Kerry in Jordan for talks on Middle East peace
AQABA, Jordan (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met Jordan’s King Abdullah on Friday for talks about a framework for a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians by the end of next month.
Two South African policemen suspended over video-recorded assault
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Two South African policemen have been suspended after cellphone footage of them assaulting a man suspected of robbery in Cape Town caused public outrage after being posted online, senior officers said on Friday.
Hungary’s farmland clampdown risks new conflict with EU
KALOCFA, Hungary (Reuters) – Austrian farmers working in Hungary could be forced off their land under new laws initiated by Prime Minister Viktor Orban, a prospect that angers Vienna and could revive conflict between Orban and Brussels.
Tymoshenko warns of guerrilla war, calls for sanctions on Russia
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Leading Ukrainian politician Yulia Tymoshenko said there was a danger of guerrilla war in Crimea should it be incorporated into Russia and appealed to Germany and others on Friday for immediate economic sanctions against Moscow.
India’s anti-graft party takes aim at Modi’s economic model
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian opposition politician Narendra Modi, who leads opinion polls ahead of next month’s general election, faces pressure from a small anti-graft party attacking his economic model on his home turf, the thriving state of Gujarat….
Toll from barracks gunfight in South Sudan’s capital rises to 35
JUBA (Reuters) – South Sudan’s military said 35 people were killed in fighting at its main barracks this week over delayed salaries, raising the toll from five, and sporadic shooting was heard in the capital Juba on Thursday night.
Turkey local election holds key to Kurdish peace talks
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – The face of jailed Kurdish rebel chief Abdullah Ocalan briefly beamed down from billboards in southeast Turkey until police tore down the posters, a mark of official unease over his enduring influence among Kurds as local…
Malaysia’s Anwar convicted of sodomy, political future in doubt
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (Reuters) – A Malaysian court convicted opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim of sodomy and sentenced him to five years in prison on Friday, shattering his plan to take control of the country’s richest state and stoking political tension …
Indian navy officer dies in accident on new destroyer
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – An Indian navy officer died on Friday from a gas leak during shipyard work on a new destroyer, just two weeks after a fatal submarine accident prompted the resignation of the country’s top naval commander.
