Thousands of African migrants protest outside Israeli parliament
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – More than 10,000 African migrants demonstrated outside Israel’s parliament on Wednesday, extending protests into a fourth consecutive day in a quest for recognition as refugees and freedom to work legally without fear of incarcera…
Greece plays up progress as it takes on delicate EU presidency
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece took over the presidency of the European Union on Wednesday and chose the moment to deliver a staunch defense of its efforts to recover from six years of recession and two bailouts that have cost it more than 200 billion euros…
Central Africa interim leader to step down Thursday: sources
BANGUI/PARIS (Reuters) – Central African Republic’s interim President Michel Djotodia is due to step down at a summit of regional leaders on Thursday amid frustration at his failure to quell religious violence in his nation, diplomatic and political so…
Central African president to step down at regional summit: sources
BANGUI (Reuters) – Central African Republic’s interim President Michel Djotodia is expected to step down at a summit of regional leaders on Thursday amid frustration at his failure to quell religious violence in his nation, diplomatic and political sou…
India tells U.S. to close embassy club; anger exposes flaws in ties
NEW DELHI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – India ordered the United States on Wednesday to close down an embassy club for expatriate Americans in New Delhi, escalating a diplomatic row between the two nations that has brought faultlines in their ties out in the …
German court dismisses case against Nazi guard over lost evidence
HAGEN, Germany (Reuters) – A German court dismissed a case on Wednesday against a 92-year-old man accused of killing a Dutch resistance fighter in World War Two when he was in Hitler’s elite Waffen SS, citing lost evidence.
Turkish police purge reaches top ranks amid graft scandal
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s deputy police chief has been sacked, the most senior commander yet targeted in a purge of a force heavily influenced by a cleric Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan accuses of plotting to seize the levers of state power.
Croatia court approves ex-spy chief’s extradition to Germany
ZAGREB (Reuters) – A Croatian court ruled on Wednesday that a communist-era intelligence chief could be extradited to Germany where he is wanted over a killing of a Yugoslav dissident in the 1980s.
Somalia’s Puntland new president vows to fight insecurity
GAROWE, Somalia (Reuters) – Parliament narrowly elected former prime minister Abdiweli Mohamed Ali as president of Puntland on Wednesday, backing his campaign against corruption and insecurity in the relatively peaceful Somali region.
Iraqi prime minister says victory certain as Falluja assault looms
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki vowed to eradicate al Qaeda in Iraq and predicted victory as his army prepared to launch a major assault against the Sunni Islamist militants who have taken over parts of the city of Falluja.
