Qaeda man linked to Mali journalist killings: Paris prosecutor
PARIS (Reuters) – Baye Ag Bakabo, a Touareg rebel and drug trafficker linked to al Qaeda’s north African wing, is a suspect in the killings this month of two French journalists in northern Mali, a Paris prosecutor said on Wednesday .
Czech party leader says government can be formed by year-end
PRAGUE (Reuters) – The leader of the Czech Republic’s Social Democratic Party, Bohuslav Sobotka, said on Wednesday he believed a coalition government could be formed by the end of the year.
Nigeria offensive drives 40,000 refugees into Niger: U.N.
NIAMEY (Reuters) – Nigeria’s army offensive against Islamist militants has pushed nearly 40,000 refugees over its northern border into Niger, a U.N. agency said, in a drive that is straining food supplies in the drought-prone country.
British TV crew blocked from reaching Sri Lanka’s former war zone
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Pro-government protesters blocked a train carrying a British TV crew and the Sri Lankan army stopped activists trying to attend a human rights conference on Wednesday, in an apparent clampdown on free movement ahead of a Commonwealt…
Spain sets up fiscal watchdog, doubts linger on independence
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain set up a fiscal overseer on Wednesday to reassure investors it could control its finances, but doubts remain about the watchdog’s independence and ability to rein in over-spending by local and national government.
Kenyan president to return disputed media bill to parliament
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta plans to send back to parliament a media bill critics say would stunt democracy in an African nation with unusually broad press freedoms.
Le Pen, Wilders call for Eurosceptic bloc in EU assembly
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Eurosceptics Geert Wilders of the Netherlands and Marine Le Pen of France called on Wednesday for like-minded parties across Europe to create a new political group within the European Parliament after 2014 assembly elections.
Bad deal with Iran could lead to war: Israel’s Netanyahu
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that war could result from a bad deal between world powers and Iran over its nuclear program.
Congo ready to sign document formalizing rebel defeat
KINSHASA (Reuters) – The Democratic Republic of Congo said on Wednesday it was ready to sign a “declaration” that reflects the defeat of M23 rebels, despite pulling out of Ugandan-hosted peace talks a day earlier.
Turkey to re-investigate 1994 deaths after European court ruling
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey said on Wednesday it would re-open an investigation into the deaths of 33 Kurdish villagers killed in an air strike 19 years ago, after the European Court of Human Rights found that government forces had carried out the atta…
