Merkel tells China’s President Xi free expression is vital
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday that she told visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping it was crucial to ensure freedom of expression in both China and Germany.
Dutch police arrest Balkan war crimes suspect: prosecutors
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch police have arrested a man suspected of war crimes during the 1990s Yugoslav wars after a request for his extradition from Croatia, the public prosecutor said on Friday.
NATO names Norway’s Stoltenberg as next leader
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO chose former Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg as its next leader on Friday at a time when the Western military alliance must deal with a resurgent Russia following its annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea.
‘Mind your own business’, North Korea says of U.N. demand for justice
GENEVA (Reuters) – “Mind your own business,” North Korea’s ambassador told the U.N. Human Rights Council on Friday, moments before it voted to demand justice for Nazi-style atrocities in his country.
NATO confirms Stoltenberg as next alliance leader
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO ambassadors chose former Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg as the next leader of the Western military alliance, NATO said on Friday.
Seven killed in funeral attack in Central African Republic
BANGUI (Reuters) – At least seven people died in the capital of Central African Republic after a grenade exploded among a crowd of mourners attending a funeral, the African Union peacekeeping mission known as MISCA said on Friday.
Obama ready to expand covert aid to Syrian opposition: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is ready to step up covert aid to Syrian rebels under a plan being discussed with regional allies including Saudi Arabia, according to a Washington Post report.
France apologies to Morocco after minister searched at Paris airport
PARIS (Reuters) – France apologised to Morocco on Friday after the kingdom’s foreign minister was searched while transiting at a Paris airport, the latest incident that has strained ties between Rabat and its former colonial ruler.
Nigeria arrests 12 including two Britons for oil theft
YENAGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Nigeria has arrested two Britons and 10 of its own citizens on charges of trying to bribe a military officer to facilitate oil theft, the military said on Friday.
Turkey’s Erdogan cancels election rallies to rest voice
ANKARA (Reuters) – Embattled Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan withdrew from election rallies on Friday to rest his voice, his office said, after weeks of campaigning marred by leaks and corruption allegations which he has cast as a plot to unseat …
