EU lawmakers push to bolster rights of stranded air travelers
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Parliament has called for stricter rules to make it easier for stranded air passengers to claim compensation from their airlines.
Italy’s Kosovo embassy embroiled in organized crime sweep
PRISTINA (Reuters) – The son of the late leader of Kosovo’s fight for independence, Ibrahim Rugova, was among 10 people arrested on Wednesday by European Union police on suspicion of organized crime involving the Italian embassy.
‘Time is on our side’, says EU in showdown over Ukraine
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – If there is a consistent message the European Union has tried to send since Ukraine rejected a trade deal last November in favor of stronger ties with Moscow, it is that it does not want to end up in a tug-of-war with Russia.
‘Time is on our side’, says EU in showdown over Ukraine
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – If there is a consistent message the European Union has tried to send since Ukraine rejected a trade deal last November in favor of stronger ties with Moscow, it is that it does not want to end up in a tug-of-war with Russia.
Colombia’s FARC says ex-president behind spying on peace talks
HAVANA (Reuters) – Colombia’s FARC rebels accused former President Alvaro Uribe on Wednesday of involvement in alleged spying on government negotiators at peace talks in Cuba, and said their delegation’s communications were also intercepted.
Russia may move company head offices east in Asia pivot
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday ordered officials to draft plans to move the head offices of some state-owned companies to far eastern Russia as part of an effort to develop the region, a senior official said.
Venezuelan arrests at Cuba baseball protest stir local politics
CARACAS (Reuters) – A Venezuelan opposition party demanded on Wednesday that President Nicolas Maduro’s government release seven protesters arrested following a weekend fracas outside the hotel of a visiting Cuban baseball team.
Insight: Brazil spies on protesters, hoping to protect World Cup
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian security forces are using undercover agents, intercepting e-mails, and rigorously monitoring social media to try to ensure that violent anti-government protesters do not ruin soccer’s World Cup this year, officials told …
Officials say Russian bombing mastermind may have been killed
MAKHACHKALA, Russia (Reuters) – Russian security forces said on Wednesday they had killed a militant who may have masterminded suicide bombings that killed 34 people in the southern city of Volgograd in December and raised fears for the security of the…
Protesters, police clash over factory closures in Bosnian town
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Twenty-two people, including 17 police officers, were injured and 24 arrested when protesters in the northern Bosnian town of Tuzla clashed with police on Wednesday over the closure of local factories and firms.
