Hollande, Obama say guarantees needed on Iran nuclear plans
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande and U.S. President Barack Obama are both determined to obtain guarantees from Iran that it will not seek to develop a nuclear weapon, Hollande’s office said on Wednesday.
Mursi says he was kidnapped before being removed by army
CAIRO (Reuters) – Deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi said on Wednesday he was kidnapped by the Republican Guard the day before the army announced his removal and was later held at a naval base for four months.
No big change in Iran nuclear work under Rouhani: IAEA
VIENNA (Reuters) – The head of the U.N. nuclear agency said on Wednesday he saw “no radical change” in Iran’s nuclear program in the past three months, roughly since President Hassan Rouhani replaced his combative predecessor.
Bosnia’s U.S. Embassy attacker says sorry, rejects radical Islam
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – A man being re-tried for attacking the U.S. Embassy in Sarajevo in 2011 apologized for his “stupid act” on Wednesday and told the court he had been manipulated and then abandoned by his radical Islamist mentors.
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.
