EU’s Barroso heckled at scene of migrant boat tragedy
LAMPEDUSA, Italy (Reuters) – European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso vowed on Wednesday to step up efforts to stem the region’s long-running immigration crisis in a visit to the Italian island of Lampedusa, where a migrant boat sank last week…
International observers denounce Guinea voting flaws
CONAKRY (Reuters) – Irregularities took place in a number of districts in Guinea’s parliamentary election last month, possibly harming the credibility of the results, international observers said.
Azerbaijan’s Aliyev on track to win third term: exit poll
BAKU (Reuters) – Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev was on track to easily win a third term with 84 percent of the vote in the oil-exporting ex- Soviet republic, an exit poll showed on Wednesday after a vote his main opponent said was marred by violatio…
Turkey sees hope for revival of Cyprus peace talks
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey sees a “window of opportunity” to end the decades-old division of Cyprus and expects peace talks between Greek and Turkish Cypriots to resume in November after a lull of almost 18 months, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said …
Bosnia to retry three war crimes convicts after European court ruling
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Bosnia’s war crimes court has ordered retrials for three convicted men, including an Iraqi-born Islamic militant, after the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled that Bosnian legal procedures had violated their rights.
Germany’s Greens turn frosty towards any alliance with Merkel
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Greens threw up a new hurdle to a possible coalition with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives on Wednesday by condemning her government’s refugee policies after the migrant boat disaster off the Italian island of Lampe…
Afghanistan risks becoming ‘narco-state’: U.N. official
VIENNA (Reuters) – Afghanistan risks becoming a “full-fledged narco-state” without international support to help create alternative jobs for its people, a senior United Nations official said on Wednesday.
Chemical weapons watchdog says Syria cooperating with mission
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Syrian officials have been constructive and cooperative in the early stages of the program to destroy Syria’s chemical weapons arsenal, the head of the global chemical weapons watchdog said on Wednesday.
Britain’s Cameron to raise human rights with Sri Lanka at Commonwealth summit
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday rejected calls to boycott a Commonwealth summit in Sri Lanka next month because of concerns over the country’s human rights record, but said he would raise difficult issues at the tal…
French strike to hit flights on Thursday
LONDON (Reuters) – Flights to and from France face disruption on Thursday due to a strike by air traffic controllers that has prompted companies including EasyJet, Ryanair and Lufthansa to scale back their normal schedule.
