Czech president retains upper hand despite parliamentary defeat
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Ultimately Czech President Milos Zeman couldn’t quite beat the parliamentary arithmetic, but he still emerged on Wednesday with the upper hand over old political rivals in his remarkable comeback from the wilderness.
Dutch embassy in Yemen was potential terror target: Foreign Minister
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Netherlands has extended the closure of its embassy in Sana’a and pulled all diplomatic staff out of Yemen because its mission was a potential target of a terror attack, Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans said in a statement on…
U.S. updates Myanmar sanctions to maintain gem import ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States updated sanctions on Myanmar on Wednesday to maintain a ban on importing rubies and jade amid a relaxation of curbs on U.S. trade with the Southeast Asian nation, American officials said.
U.S. adds $195 million in food aid to Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is providing $195 million more in food and humanitarian aid to Syria to mark the end of Ramadan for Muslims, President Barack Obama said on Wednesday.
Czech PM says will resign after losing confidence vote
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Czech Prime Minister Jiri Rusnok said he and his government would resign as required by the constitution after failing to win a vote of confidence in parliament on Wednesday.
Czech party calls parliament session to vote on early election
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Czech conservative party TOP09 asked on Wednesday for a special parliamentary session to discuss holding an early election, raising the chances of fresh polls late this year before a regular vote due next May.
Yemen turmoil could stall Obama’s effort to close Guantanamo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Turmoil in Yemen and the warnings of attacks that prompted the United States to shut diplomatic missions across the Middle East could hinder President Barack Obama’s plans to close Guantanamo Bay prison.
Yemeni former bin Laden aide pledged to fight for generations
LONDON (Reuters) – Nasser al-Wuhayshi, the head of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) whose alleged communications with al Qaeda leader Ayman al Zawahiri sparked a worldwide terrorism alert, is a veteran of global jihad who has promised the West …
Mexico president weighs energy reform, delays unveiling
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s government has pushed back to next week the unveiling of a proposed energy sector overhaul, as President Enrique Pena Nieto on Wednesday weighed the political cost of a divisive bill to revamp an ailing oil industry.
U.S. says still time for dialogue in Egypt, urges compromise
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ending Egypt’s political crisis will require compromise and there is still time for dialogue, the State Department said on Wednesday, as international envoys returned home and Egypt’s interim government said the talks had failed….
