Amnesty condemns Turkey’s ‘brutal’ crackdown on summer protests
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish authorities committed widespread rights abuses in their crackdown on popular demonstrations in June, beating, abusing and harassing protesters, and using unnecessary force, Amnesty International said on Wednesday.
Hopes of deal to unblock Bosnia’s EU bid hang in the balance
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Hopes that Bosnia’s fractious leaders were near a deal to end a standoff blocking the country’s bid to join the European Union receded on Wednesday, when one top official said they were only “halfway there”.
Hungary flags possible legal action against Croatia over MOL
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary may take legal action against Croatia in a long-running dispute over oil and gas group MOL’s investment in Croatian peer INA, the Hungarian government said on Wednesday after Croatia issued an arrest warrant for MOL’s chief…
Gandhi forces Indian government to drop move on convicted politicians
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s Congress-led government on Wednesday withdrew a decree which would have allowed convicted politicians to run for elections while appeals were pending, demonstrating the authority of party leader Rahul Gandhi.
India says fighting big Kashmir incursion from Pakistan side
SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) – India’s military is fighting the biggest group of infiltrators in Kashmir to cross from Pakistan in years, a top general said on Wednesday.
Iran parliament endorses Rouhani’s diplomatic gambit
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s parliament strongly endorsed President Hassan Rouhani’s diplomatic bid to dispel mistrust at the United Nations last week during a visit which ended with an historic phone call with President Barack Obama, Iranian media said.
Gunmen kill Libyan colonel in Benghazi
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Gunmen shot dead a Libyan marine colonel on Wednesday in the eastern city of Benghazi where militants have increasingly targeted security forces in a challenge to central government control.
Venezuela says U.S. expels three diplomats in a dispute
CARACAS (Reuters) – President Nicolas Maduro’s government said on Wednesday that Washington had expelled Venezuela’s highest-ranking diplomat in the United States and two others from its embassy in a tit-for-tat measure after Venezuela booted out three…
Baluch separatists threaten more attacks in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A prominent separatist commander in Pakistan’s mineral-rich Baluchistan threatened on Wednesday to step up attacks on security forces after at least two soldiers were killed in a roadside bomb in the vast and lawless region.
Guinea to start releasing results of legislative election
CONAKRY (Reuters) – Guinea pledged to begin releasing results from a weekend legislative election on Wednesday as they trickle in from 12,000 polling stations across the West African country, reversing a decision to delay their publication.
