UK’s relations with EU broadly effective, says government study
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s relations with the European Union are broadly working well in key areas, a government review said on Thursday in findings out of step with Prime Minister David Cameron’s calls for radical EU reform.
Three journalists and a union leader detained in Niger
NIAMEY (Reuters) – Police in Niger have detained three journalists from the Anfani private radio station as well as a union leader who criticized President Mahamadou Issfouou on air, the station’s director-general told Reuters.
Turkish president sees ‘problems’ in law tightening Internet controls
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Abdullah Gul said on Thursday he saw problems with a controversial bill backed by Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan that would tighten government control over the Internet.
Spain says police fired rubber bullets at migrants trying to swim to enclave
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain said on Thursday border police had fired rubber bullets in an attempt to turn back around 200 migrants who tried to cross the frontier between Morocco and Spain’s north African enclave Ceuta on February 6.
Kenya denies obstructing case against its president
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Kenya’s most senior government lawyer rejected claims on Thursday it was obstructing the International Criminal Court’s investigation into crimes against humanity allegedly committed by Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Britain warns Scotland: Forget the pound if you walk away
EDINBURGH (Reuters) – Britain warned Scotland on Thursday it would have to give up the pound if Scots voted to end the 307-year-old union with England, declaring the currency could not be divided up “as if it were a CD collection” after a messy divorce…
Al Shabaab car bomb hits U.N. convoy, killing seven Somalis
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – At least seven Somalis were killed when a remote-controlled bomb aimed at a United Nations convoy tore through cars and tea shops just outside the capital’s international airport on Thursday.
Islamist insurgents seize parts of north Iraq town
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Sunni Islamist insurgents took over parts of a town in northern Iraq on Thursday, local officials said, gaining further ground against the Shi’ite-led government in Baghdad, which has also lost control of another city.
Ukraine’s president demands investigation of judge’s killing
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich is urging authorities to investigate the murder of a judge who placed two anti-government protesters under house arrest.
Kerry says North Korea should not link family reunions with exercises
SEOUL (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday military exercises with South Korea this month will be the same as drills that have been held over the years and North Korea should not link them with reunions of separated Korean fa…
