U.N. says surveillance drone in Congo slips off runway
KINSHASA (Reuters) – An unmanned aircraft used by U.N. peacekeepers in Democratic Republic of Congo slipped off the runway on Wednesday near the eastern town of Goma, the head of the U.N. mission said.
Global press group visits Britain over newspaper freedom fears
LONDON (Reuters) – A global media organization began its first press freedom mission to Britain on Wednesday over concerns about the government’s plans to regulate newspapers and its response to the Edward Snowden revelations.
Damascus says West reaches out on security
DUBAI (Reuters) – Some Western nations opposed to President Bashar al-Assad have discussed security cooperation with his government, Syria said on Wednesday, a move which if true would suggest a rise in Western concerns about foreign militants in rebel…
Yemen drone strikes kills farmer -witnesses
ADEN (Reuters) – A Yemeni farmer was killed in a U.S. drone strike on Wednesday in what witnesses said was an attack apparently intended for suspected Islamist militants in southeastern Yemen.
Insight: Maliki consolidates power, fails to reconcile Iraqis
BAGHDAD/DUBAI (Reuters) – Nuri al-Maliki’s political skills have kept him at the pinnacle of power in Iraq since 2006, but the Shi’ite Muslim leader has yet to heal the wounds of a country traumatized by tyranny, occupation and communal strife.
Recession-weary Italians catch nostalgia for lira
ROME (Reuters) – Twelve years since Italy introduced the euro, the national mint is still stamping Italian lire – and recession fatigue means nostalgia for the retired national currency is going strong.
Truck hits schoolbus in Pakistan: 17 children dead
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A truck slammed into a bus bringing schoolchildren home from an outing in southern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing at least 17 pupils and three adults, police said.
Erdogan tells Turkish ambassadors to spread word of ‘treacherous’ plot
ANKARA (Reuters) – Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan ordered his ambassadors to redouble efforts in “telling the truth” to allies that a graft investigation shaking Ankara was nothing other than a treacherous plot to sabotage Turkey’s international standin…
French companies, unions question Hollande’s new vision
PARIS (Reuters) – French business raised doubts on Wednesday over Socialist President Francois Hollande’s plan for public spending cuts and structural reform to revive the euro zone’s second largest economy.
Thai PM stands firm on election, says protests flagging
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s government stuck to a plan for a February election on Wednesday despite mounting pressure from protesters who have brought parts of Bangkok to a near-standstill, and said it believed support for the leader of the agitatio…
