German Eurosceptics gain support before EU alliance decision
BERLIN (Reuters) – Support for Germany’s Eurosceptical AfD party has hit a record high in a new poll released on Wednesday, when a European Union political bloc that includes Britain’s ruling Conservatives is due to decide whether to admit the German p…
White House welcomes Sisi election, presses Egypt over rights
WARSAW (Reuters) – The United States said on Wednesday it looked forward to working with former army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi as Egypt’s president but expressed concerns about the “restrictive political environment” in which he was elected.
Libyan renegade general survives assassination attempt: sources
BENGHAZI Libya (Reuters) – A Libyan renegade general survived an attempt to kill him outside Benghazi on Wednesday, army sources said.
The three fingers in Thailand – anti-coup, pro-coup or Hunger Games?
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Supporters of Thailand’s military junta are trying to hijack a gesture used by demonstrators opposed to last month’s coup, saying the three-fingered salute signifies the ills of the deposed government, and not resistance to the take…
Gazprom, Naftogaz to continue talks to try to settle gas dispute: agencies
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian gas company Gazprom and Ukraine’s state-owned Naftogaz will continue talks in Berlin on Wednesday to try to settle a gas dispute, Russian news agencies quoted Ukraine’s energy minister as saying.
Suspected suicide bomber kills two Pakistan military officers
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A suspected suicide bomber attacked a Pakistani security forces vehicle in Rawalpindi, home to army headquarters, on Wednesday, killing five people including two officers, a military source said.
Australia opens tender for next phase in Malaysia Airlines search
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia began the process of finding a private contractor on Wednesday to take over the hunt for a missing Malaysia Airlines plane after three months of military-led searches failed to find any trace of its wreckage.
Erdogan to grow more powerful as president, Turkey more polarized
ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) – On the first anniversary of nationwide protests that shook Prime Minster Tayyip Erdogan’s rule, barely a thousand anti-government demonstrators marched in Istanbul on Saturday.
G7 powers meet without Russia in summit snub over Ukraine
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The world’s leading industrialized nations meet without Russia for the first time in 17 years on Wednesday, leaving President Vladimir Putin out of the talks in retaliation for his seizure of Crimea and Russia’s part in destabilizi…
Wary China keeps close watch as Tiananmen anniversary arrives
BEIJING (Reuters) – Twenty-five years ago, Wang Nan took his camera and headed out to Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, where tens of thousands of people had gathered calling for democratic reforms. The 19-year-old told a friend he wanted to record history.
