Slovene ruling party postpones congress to avert political crisis
LJUBLJANA (Reuters) – The party of Slovenian Prime Minister Alenka Bratusek said on Thursday it would postpone its congress to prevent a political crisis in a country struggling to avoid a financial bailout.
EU’s Ashton says crucial for all to join Egyptian political process
CAIRO (Reuters) – European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton urged Egypt’s army-backed government and Muslim Brotherhood on Thursday to take part in an inclusive political process – but neither side seemed prepared to heed the call.
Four Bahrainis jailed for bomb attack in village
MANAMA (Reuters) – Four Bahrainis were sentenced to life in jail on Thursday for planting a bomb targeting police and civilians in March, the state news agency reported, as sectarian and political tensions continue to trouble the tiny Gulf state.
Vatican administration needs total overhaul, cardinals tell pope
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Cardinals advising Pope Francis on how to reform the Vatican believe the Holy See’s central government is so problem-ridden that only a total overhaul can fix it, the Vatican said on Thursday.
Man who brought al Qaeda to Afghanistan now runs for president
KABUL (Reuters) – The man said to be responsible for bringing al Qaeda to Afghanistan announced he was running for president on Thursday, a move likely to be greeted with apprehension by the international community.
Taliban commanders refuse to meet former leader in Pakistan: sources
ISLAMABAD/PESHAWAR (Reuters) – Taliban commanders refused to meet their former chief in the Pakistani city of Peshawar on Thursday because he was accompanied by Pakistani security agents, dealing a blow to attempts to resume Afghan peace talks, securit…
Russia says embassy staff in Libya evacuated after attack
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia evacuated embassy staff and their families from Libya on Thursday after gunmen tried to storm its diplomatic mission in Tripoli.
Giant hornets kill 42 in China
BEIJING (Reuters) – Swarms of giant hornets have killed 42 people and injured 1,640 in China’s northwestern province of Shaanxi in recent weeks, the official Xinhua news agency said on Thursday.
Madagascar crowd burn alive two Europeans over ‘organ trafficking’
PARIS/ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) – A crowd burnt two Europeans alive on a tourist island in Madagascar because they suspected them of trafficking human organs after a dead child was found on a beach, police said.
Stretched forces leave Somali militants room to plot strikes
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Islamist rebels in Somalia can plot attacks like the Kenyan mall massacre because Somali government forces and allied African troops lack the soldiers and firepower needed to crush the insurgents for good, a senior Somali official s…
