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.
Opposing Scottish independence camps both appeal to voters’ pockets
EDINBURGH/LONDON (Reuters) – The debate over whether Scots will be better off if they break away from the United Kingdom intensified on Wednesday, as pro- and anti-independence camps both claimed Scots would be at least 1,000 pounds ($1,700) a year ric…
Palestinians villagers fear encroaching settlement bloc
KUFR AL-DEEK West Bank (Reuters) – Palestinians in the village of Kufr al-Deek in the northern occupied West Bank awoke on Sunday to see Israeli earth-movers busily flattening the top of a nearby hill.
