Saudi court orders investigation into child-bride case: website
DUBAI (Reuters) – A Saudi court has ordered an investigation into the marriage of a 12-year-old girl in the south of the conservative kingdom, a local news website reported.
Around 60 dead in clashes in Central African Republic
BANGUI (Reuters) – Around 60 people have been killed in sectarian clashes in Central African Republic between local militias and former rebels, witnesses and a local official said on Wednesday, as France increased pressure for international interventio…
Russia says drugs found on Greenpeace ship, plans new charges
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian investigators said on Wednesday they had found drugs aboard a Greenpeace ship used in a protest against offshore Arctic drilling and would press new charges against some of the 30 people being held for alleged piracy.
Dutch apologize to Moscow for detention of Russian diplomat
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – The Dutch foreign minister apologized to Moscow on Wednesday for the detention of a Russian diplomat in The Hague, saying his right to diplomatic immunity had been violated.
Ministry row latest blow to India’s defense modernization
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A plan to attract private Indian firms to help build military aircraft could be delayed after a cabinet minister said the proposal was unfair to state-run companies.
French far-right could beat mainstream parties in EU vote: poll
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s far-right National Front could top European Parliament elections next May, pulling ahead of the two big mainstream parties for the first time in a nationwide vote, a poll showed on Wednesday.
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 …
