Two years after Concordia wreck, captain returns aboard
GIGLIO, Italy (Reuters) – The captain of the Costa Concordia, Francesco Schettino, went back on board on Thursday for the first time since the huge cruise liner sank with the loss of 32 lives just over two years ago, accompanying experts investigating …
Merkel says she cannot satisfy all Britain’s EU wishes
LONDON (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel cautioned Britain on Thursday that she could not promise a fundamental reform of Europe that would satisfy all Britain’s wishes.
North Korea releases video of missionary from South accused of spying
SEOUL (Reuters) – A South Korean missionary held in North Korea said he had committed crimes against the state in a bid to establish an underground church, according to video footage provided by the North’s state news agency on Thursday.
New Ukraine ministers proposed, Russian troops on alert
SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine/KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s protest leaders named the ministers they want to form a new government following the overthrow of President Viktor Yanukovich, as an angry Russia put 150,000 troops on high alert in a show of strength.
Israeli forces kill Palestinian in the West Bank
BIRZEIT, West Bank (Reuters) – Israeli forces opened fire and killed a Palestinian they were seeking to arrest in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, after the man had barricaded himself inside his house, Reuters witnesses said.
Rising immigration embarrasses Britain’s Cameron before vote
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron’s pledge to cut annual net migration to below 100,000 was undermined on Thursday after figures showed the net flow of migrants coming into Britain rose by 37 percent to 212,000 people in the year …
Nine dead in Qatar restaurant gas explosion: news agency
DOHA (Reuters) – Nine people were killed when gas canisters exploded in a Turkish restaurant in the Qatari capital Doha on Thursday, the official news agency of the Gulf Arab state reported.
Thai PM faces negligence charges as protest leader broaches talks
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s anti-corruption agency weighed charges of negligence against Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Thursday as the leader of protests aimed at forcing her from power suggested a televised debate after weeks of refusing to…
Exclusive: U.N. nuclear agency opted against sensitive Iran report – sources
VIENNA/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.N. nuclear watchdog planned a major report on Iran that might have revealed more of its suspected atomic bomb research, but held off as Tehran’s relations with the outside world thawed, sources familiar with the …
Ouattara to return to Ivory Coast on Sunday: aide
PARIS (Reuters) – President Alassane Ouattara is due to return to Ivory Coast on Sunday after an operation in a French hospital this month, an aide said on Thursday.
