Kenya detains two over attacks stoking political tensions
MOMBASA Kenya (Reuters) – Police said they detained two men for questioning on Wednesday linked to attacks this week along Kenya’s coast that killed about 65 people and fuelled a political row over security.
Venezuelan and Cuban activists lobby U.N. on human rights
GENEVA (Reuters) – Venezuelan and Cuban activists lobbied the United Nations on Wednesday to investigate the deaths of dozens of student protesters in Caracas and the jailing of Cuban dissidents.
Ukraine’s Poroshenko sets out ceasefire plan after call with Putin
KIEV (Reuters) – After a late-night telephone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Wednesday set out proposals for a peace plan for eastern Ukraine involving a unilateral ceasefire by government forces.
Afghanistan’s Abdullah calls on election officials to halt count
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah on Wednesday demanded election organisers stop counting ballots because of widespread fraud, potentially derailing what is seen as a make-or-break vote before most foreign troops leave.
Exclusive: Iran digs in heels on nuclear centrifuges at Vienna talks – envoys
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran is refusing to significantly cut the number of centrifuges it intends to keep to produce nuclear fuel, making it hard to imagine a compromise at this week’s talks with six powers, Western and Iranian officials said on Wednesday….
Cameron looking increasingly isolated in EU battle
BRUSSELS/ROME (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron looked increasingly isolated on Wednesday in his drive to prevent Jean-Claude Juncker becoming head of the European Commission, with potential allies softening their opposition.
Finnish reasons for joining NATO ‘stronger than ever’: defense minister
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finland should seriously consider joining NATO because of Russia’s aggressive actions in Ukraine and could hold a referendum on the issue some time after its 2015 election, its defense minister told Reuters.
Jihadists back from Syria are ‘deadly danger’ to Europe, Germany warns
BERLIN (Reuters) – Battle-hardened jihadists returning from Syria’s civil war are no longer an ‘abstract threat’ but a ‘deadly danger’ to Europe, Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said on Wednesday.
U.S. captures suspected ringleader of 2012 attack in Benghazi
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Tuesday it had captured a suspected ringleader of the 2012 attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans including the U.S. ambassador and ignited a political fire…
Bosnian tax, customs officials detained over $1 billion scam
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Dozens of customs and tax officials have been detained in Bosnia, accused of defrauding the state of more than $1 billion in customs revenue on imported textiles and cars, authorities said on Wednesday.
