Greek aide shields PM in furor over investigation of far-right
ATHENS (Reuters) – With Greece in political uproar, a former top aide to the prime minister tried to shield him on Thursday from a scandal over the prosecution of far-right political opponents.
Trade ministry spat mars first day for new French cabinet
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s new government faced a first test of unity on Thursday as a power struggle broke out between Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius and new Economy Minister Arnaud Montebourg over control of trade policy.
Italy’s Renzi cuts local government in first step of ambitious agenda
ROME (Reuters) – Italy passed legislation on Thursday to eliminated wasteful layers of government at the provincial level in the initial step of Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s ambitious reform agenda.
Italy’s Renzi cuts local government in first step of ambitious agenda
ROME (Reuters) – Italy passed legislation on Thursday to eliminated wasteful layers of government at the provincial level in the initial step of Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s ambitious reform agenda.
Bahrain police, protesters clash after Shi’ite funeral: witnesses
MANAMA (Reuters) – Anti-government demonstrators throwing petrol bombs clashed with police who fired tear gas and birdshot in Bahrain on Thursday following a funeral procession in a Shi’ite Muslim village south of the capital Manama, witnesses said.
Fearing cyberattack, Israel curbs government websites’ foreign traffic
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel will temporarily suspend some of its government websites’ international traffic to fend off a potential mass-cyber attack by pro-Palestinian hackers, an Israeli security source said on Thursday, without elaborating on the t…
Erdogan takes battle with enemies beyond Turkish frontiers
ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) – Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s battle to root out the “terrorists” he says are embedded in the Turkish state is extending beyond its frontiers to Africa and Asia, further complicating foreign policy already hit by tensions …
Iran, six powers start expert-level nuclear talks in Vienna
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran and six world powers began an expert-level meeting about Tehran’s nuclear program on Thursday, part of efforts to reach an agreement by late July on how to resolve a decade-old dispute that has stirred fears of a Middle East war…
Sweden should come question Assange: Ecuador’s UK ambassador
LONDON (Reuters) – Sweden should question WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at Ecuador’s London embassy about sex assault claims that have kept him stuck there for almost two years, Quito’s ambassador to Britain said on Thursday.
Chileans split on whether Bachelet can clinch social reforms
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chileans are split on whether center-left president Michelle Bachelet will deliver on her three flagship proposals for tax, education and constitutional reforms, a poll showed on Thursday.
