Europe’s centrists set U.S.-style ‘primaries’ to boost voter interest
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Europe’s political landscape will take clearer shape in the coming week as the two main centrist political groups select candidates for the European Commission presidency in U.S.-style “primaries” aimed at making the vote more rele…
In slight to Hollande, Berlin fetes Sarkozy
BERLIN (Reuters) – In his first major speech since losing the French presidency in 2012, Nicolas Sarkozy weighed in on euro zone integration, the Ukraine conflict and the risks of weak leadership in Europe to an adoring crowd of fellow conservatives in…
More than 80 percent of Icelanders want referendum on EU talks: poll
REYKJAVIK (Reuters) – More than 80 percent of Icelanders want the government to ask them directly in a referendum before it breaks off European Union membership talks, a survey indicated on Friday.
France striving to stop Central African Republic split, Hollande says
BANGUI (Reuters) – President Francois Hollande flew to Central African Republic on Friday to tell its leaders and French forces stationed there that France will work to stop the country splitting in two.
Thai protest leader says to unblock Bangkok roads, still target ministries
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Anti-government protesters will clear their camps from main roads they have blockaded in the Thai capital since mid-January but step up efforts to oust the government by trying to shut down ministries, their leader said on Friday.
‘Blade Runner’ Pistorius faces day in court
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Olympic and Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius will stand in a Pretoria dock on Monday to face a charge of murdering his girlfriend, opening the decisive chapter in the story of the rise and fall of one of the world’s most r…
At least 13 killed in north Yemen clashes: security source
SANAA (Reuters) – At least 13 people died when Shi’ite Muslim fighters clashed with security forces in northern Yemen on Friday, government sources said, underlining the chaos still gripping the country two years after mass protests ousted its leader.
Turkish opposition challenges law tightening judicial control
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s main opposition party asked the top court on Friday to overturn a law tightening government control of the judiciary, which it sees as a bid by Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan to snuff out a corruption scandal.
No Iran report with new bomb research information: IAEA
JERUSALEM/VIENNA (Reuters) – The U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Friday it had not prepared a report with new information about suspected atomic bomb research in Iran, after Israel urged it to go public with all information it has regarding such suspicio…
Ex-Murdoch British CEO Brooks paid official for Saddam anthrax story
LONDON (Reuters) – Rebekah Brooks, the ex-chief executive of News Corp.’s British newspaper arm, told a London court on Friday she had paid a public official for a story about former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein planning to attack Britain with the poiso…
