European Parliament tie-up complicates UK Cameron’s reform push
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservatives have voted to align themselves with two nationalist right-wing parties in the European Parliament, a move that risks alienating allies Cameron needs if he is to win back powers fro…
France says Syria chlorine gas samples may be inconclusive
PARIS (Reuters) – France said on Thursday samples it had collected suggesting Syrian government forces had used chlorine gas in the country’s civil war may not prove to be conclusive and would need to be cross-checked with other information to determin…
Israel to build more than 1,000 new settler homes: media
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel is planning to build more than 1,000 new settlement homes in the West Bank, Israeli media reported on Thurday, following the formation of a Palestinian unity government that includes Hamas Islamists opposed to Israel’s exis…
Election of Ahmed Maiteeq as new Libyan PM violating law: prosecutor
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – The election of Ahmed Maiteeq as Libya’s new prime minister was conducted in violation of the country’s temporary constitution, a prosecutor told the Supreme Constitutional Court on Thursday.
Canada police extend manhunt after 3 police officers shot dead
TORONTO/OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian police on Thursday mounted a massive hunt for a 24-year-old gunman they suspect shot dead three officers and wounded two more in the eastern city of Moncton.
U.S. to beef up Black Sea presence after Crimea crisis: Hagel
CONSTANTA Romania (Reuters) – The United States will strengthen its presence in the Black Sea region using part of a $1 billion fund promised to NATO allies on Russia’s borders, and will continue to send warships to the area, Defense Secretary Chuck Ha…
Thailand’s junta sidelines pro-Thaksin police, governors
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s military is conducting a systematic reshuffle to blunt the power of officials seen as loyal to former premier Thaksin Shinawatra in what seems to be an effort to dismantle his support base and ensure he can never return t…
Bosnia arrests three for war crimes near site of biggest mass grave
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Police arrested three Bosnian Serb former soldiers on Thursday on suspicion of war crimes against Muslim Bosniaks following the discovery last year of what is potentially the largest mass grave of Bosnia’s 1992-95 conflict.
Fighting rages in eastern Ukraine town, residents flee
NEAR SLAVIANSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukrainian government forces battled separatists with artillery and automatic weapons on Wednesday in a second day of fighting in and around Slaviansk, forcing many residents to flee.
French leader dines twice with Obama, Putin seeking Ukraine thaw
PARIS (Reuters) – Criticized at home for a lack of initiative on Ukraine, French President Francois Hollande will hold separate dinners on Thursday with the U.S. and Russian leaders in an attempt to unlock Europe’s worst security crisis since the Cold …
