Russia demands access to Russian drug smuggler in U.S. jail
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has summoned an American diplomat to demand diplomatic and medical access to a Russian drug smuggler imprisoned in the United States, who Moscow says was tortured when he was arrested in 2010.
Lebanon forms government after 10-month deadlock
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon announced a new government on Saturday, breaking a 10-month political deadlock during which spillover violence from neighboring Syria worsened internal instability.
Renzi set to become Italy’s youngest prime minister
ROME (Reuters) – Center-left leader Matteo Renzi was set to be nominated as Italy’s youngest prime minister in a matter of days after a party coup forced Enrico Letta to resign as premier of the euro zone state struggling to pull out of recession.
Mediator apologizes to Syrians for lack of peace progress
GENEVA (Reuters) – International mediator Lakhdar Brahimi apologized to the Syrian people for the lack of progress at peace talks in Geneva after their second round ended on Saturday with little more than an agreement to meet again.
Panama says freed North Korean ship set sail for Cuba
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – A North Korean ship detained near the Panama Canal for smuggling Cuban weapons set sail back for the Caribbean island on Saturday with most of its crew on board after it paid a fine, the government said.
Merkel, Hollande to discuss European communication network avoiding U.S.
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday she would talk to French President Francois Hollande about building up a European communication network to avoid emails and other data passing through the United States.
In Bosnia, are outsiders the answer, or the problem?
(Reuters) – Over the last 10 days, Bosnia has experienced its largest social unrest in nearly 20 years. Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets to assail the country’s political elite.
Man gunned down as gangland crime wave rocks Israel
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Two gunmen on a motorcycle killed a man as he drove near Tel Aviv’s bustling beachfront on Saturday, in what Israeli police suspected was the latest in a wave of gangland murders and attacks.
Nine policemen injured in anti-government protests in Montenegro
PODGORICA (Reuters) – Nine policemen were injured in Montenegro’s capital Podgorica on Saturday when rocks were thrown from a crowd of several hundred people demanding the resignation of the government, a police spokeswoman said.
Bahrain protest attracts tens of thousands, no clashes
MANAMA (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Bahrainis joined a peaceful demonstration on Saturday to mark the third anniversary of an abortive pro-democracy uprising led by majority Shi’ite Muslims.
