Hamas hangs Palestinian man convicted of murders
GAZA (Reuters) – The Islamist Hamas group said they had executed a Palestinian man in Gaza on Wednesday despite appeals from human rights groups not to hang him because he was under 18 when one of two murders for which he was convicted occurred.
Alfano turns on his master in bid to lead Italy’s right
ROME (Reuters) – Angelino Alfano may have changed the future of Italian politics by leading the internal party revolt that thwarted Silvio Berlusconi’s attempt to bring down the country’s coalition government.
International court charges Kenyan with bribing witnesses
AMSTERDAM/NAIROBI (Reuters) – The International Criminal Court said on Wednesday it had issued an arrest warrant for a Kenyan charged with trying to bribe witnesses to withdraw testimony against Deputy President William Ruto.
Political row threatens Slovenia government, efforts to avert bailout
LJUBLJANA (Reuters) – A dispute over the leadership of Slovenia’s ruling party erupted on Wednesday, posing a threat to the euro zone state’s four-party coalition government and its efforts to avert an international bailout.
Turkish government seeks renewed mandate to send troops to Syria
ANKARA (Reuters) – The Turkish parliament is likely to extend by a year a mandate authorizing the sending of troops into Syria if needed after the government said the possible use of chemical weapons by President Bashar al-Assad posed a threat to Turke…
Japan-U.S. security talks likely to highlight Tokyo’s cyber-defense woes
TOKYO (Reuters) – Top U.S. security officials meet their Japanese counterparts on Thursday as concerns are growing that the hosts cannot protect themselves from malicious internet hackers.
China says U.S. shutdown exposes ‘ugly side of partisan politics’
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China on Wednesday said the U.S. government shutdown had exposed “the ugly side of partisan politics” in Washington and expressed concern about its effect on the world economy.
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…
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”.
