U.S., EU to work together on tougher Russia sanctions
BRUSSELS/MOSCOW (Reuters) – The United States and the European Union agreed on Wednesday to work together to prepare possible tougher economic sanctions in response to Russia’s behavior in Ukraine, including on the energy sector, and to make Europe les…
Lawmakers bash Obama administration’s ‘delusional’ Syria policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers lashed out at the Obama administration’s handling of Syria’s civil war on Wednesday, demanding a stronger American response to the conflict and better communication from the White House about its plans.
U.N. Security Council to meet Thursday on North Korea missile launch
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council will hold closed-door consultations on Thursday to discuss a possible condemnation of North Korea’s latest ballistic missile launches, U.N. diplomats said.
Obama says NATO needs to boost presence in eastern Europe
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO needs to boost its presence in eastern European countries that feel vulnerable to Russia after its annexation of Crimea, U.S. President Barack Obama said on Wednesday.
Israeli troops kill three Palestinian militants in West Bank raid
JENIN, West Bank (Reuters) – Israeli forces shot three Palestinian militants dead on Saturday in a raid on a home in the occupied West Bank to capture a wanted Hamas Islamist militant, Israeli military and Palestinian officials said.
Libya investigates top leader’s questioning over visit by two women
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libyan authorities are investigating an incident, captured on video and circulated on Facebook, in which the country’s most powerful man was grilled by an unknown questioner about why two women visited his house at night.
Indian election cash call puts strain on construction, real estate
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – As India’s mammoth general election approaches, jackhammer drills are quietening down at construction sites and earthmovers and cranes remain parked.
Italy’s Renzi wins confidence vote on cutting local government
ROME (Reuters) – Prime Minister Matteo Renzi won a vote of confidence in the Senate on Wednesday on a proposal to reduce the powers of provincial governments as part of his pledge to cut the cost of Italy’s political apparatus.
Moroccan police stop protesters setting themselves on fire
RABAT (Reuters) – Moroccan police spraying water cannon stopped 13 unemployed blind university graduates from setting themselves on fire in Rabat on Wednesday in protest against a public sector hiring freeze.
Leading Kenyan MP says homosexuality ‘as serious as terrorism’
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Homosexuality in Kenya is as bad a problem as terrorism, the ruling party’s parliamentary leader said on Wednesday, but argued against stepping up legal sanctions on the grounds that existing laws were tough enough.
