With Russia outside the tent, G7 takes aim at Moscow
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The United States and its allies used the first Group of Seven meeting without Russia in 17 years to condemn Moscow’s actions in Ukraine and threaten hard-hitting sanctions if President Vladimir Putin does not help restore stabilit…
Libyan coastguard detains 114 African migrants in packed boat
GHARBOULI Libya (Reuters) – Libya’s coastguard detained 114 African migrants in a packed boat headed for Europe on Thursday, officials said.
Angered by Palestinian unity government, Israel to build more settler homes
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel announced on Thursday plans to build some 3,000 more settler homes in occupied territory in response to the inauguration of a Palestinian unity government backed by Hamas Islamists opposed to the Jewish state’s existence.
Russia says U.S. should push Ukrainian leader to halt violence
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The United States should press Ukraine’s new leader to stop violence and talk to separatists, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said after meeting U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday, Russian media reported.
U.S. envoy urges Congo’s Kabila to respect law, step aside in 2016
KINSHASA (Reuters) – The top U.S. envoy to Africa’s Great Lakes region called on Thursday for Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila to respect a constitutional term limit and step aside when the country organizes polls in 2016.
Pakistani woman survives after being shot for marrying for love
LAHORE Pakistan (Reuters) – An 18-year-old Pakistani has survived being shot and thrown in a canal by her family for marrying the man she loved, police said, weeks after the “honor killing” of another woman drew worldwide condemnation.
EU states take aim at radical websites to counter Syria problem
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Nine European countries endorsed plans on Thursday to step up intelligence-sharing and take down radical websites to try to stop European citizens going to fight in Syria and bringing violence back home with them.
Libyan premier visits Benghazi after wave of fighting
BENGHAZI Libya (Reuters) – Libya’s outgoing premier Abdullah al-Thinni traveled on Thursday to the eastern city of Benghazi, hit by heavy fighting between irregular forces and Islamists for the last three weeks.
Suspected militants kill 42 in northeast Nigeria: police
MAIDUGURI Nigeria (Reuters) – Suspected Islamist militants dressed as soldiers rounded up and killed at least 42 villagers in northeastern Nigeria, as an escalating insurgency increasingly targets civilians, a police source said.
Scientists question Saudi openness on deadly MERS virus outbreak
LONDON, June 5 (Reuters) – A dramatic upward revision in the number of people killed by the MERS virus in Saudi Arabia may signal a fresh approach from Riyadh, but also raises new questions about how the two-year-old outbreak has been handled.
