Five dead as worst floods in 120 years hit Serbia, Bosnia
SARAJEVO/BELGRADE (Reuters) – The heaviest rains and floods in 120 years have hit Bosnia and Serbia, killing five people, forcing hundreds out of their homes and cutting off entire towns.
At least 31 people killed in Central African Republic fighting
BANGUI (Reuters) – At least 31 people, many of them civilians, were killed in clashes between Christian and Muslim fighters in Central African Republic this week, a local priest and Red Cross officials said on Thursday.
Israeli forces kill two Palestinians in West Bank clash
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Israeli forces shot dead two Palestinians during a stone-throwing protest on Thursday to mark the “Nakba”, or “catastrophe”, as Palestinians term their displacement when Israel was founded.
Kenya angry at Western travel warnings as tourists leave
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya rebuked Britain, the United States, Australia and France on Thursday for issuing warnings about travel to the east African country, while hoteliers said at least 400 tourists had checked out of hotels along the Indian Ocean co…
Germany’s eurosceptics gain support but ‘populist’ tag stings
BRANDENBURG, Germany (Reuters) – Since the agony of just missing out on parliament seats in the German election last year, the leader of Germany’s eurosceptic party has been branded a “salon fascist”, seen 40 percent of his posters destroyed, and encou…
British PM Cameron visits Scotland to fight for United Kingdom
GLASGOW, Scotland (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron urged Scots on Thursday to stay in the United Kingdom during an unusual two-day visit to Scotland to counter a rise in support for secession in opinion polls and criticism of the anti-i…
Venezuela sees protests down to hard core, over by July
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s three-month protest movement has dwindled to a hard core of a few hundred violent troublemakers and the unrest should be snuffed out by July, a top security official said.
Bangladesh ferry capsizes with 200 passengers aboard; 12 bodies found
DHAKA (Reuters) – A Bangladeshi river ferry with around 200 passengers on board capsized in a storm on Thursday, killing at least 12 people, and a rescue diver said he had seen more bodies inside the wreck.
Brazilians protest World Cup spending, call for better services
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Cities across Brazil braced for demonstrations on Thursday, as disparate protest movements seek to criticize spending on the upcoming World Cup soccer tournament and revive a call for better public services that swept the country …
Bosnia calls general election for October 12
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Bosnia said on Thursday it would hold presidential and parliamentary elections on October 12.
