Pope signals concern, oversees bank reform meeting
ROME (Reuters) – Pope Francis made it clear on Thursday that he would personally oversee reform of the troubled Vatican bank by attending the first meeting of an investigative commission he set up last month to shed light on its murky financial dealing…
Brazilian unions flex muscle in attempt to lead protest movement
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Union demonstrations snarled traffic in several Brazilian cities on Thursday morning as part of a one-day strike aimed at seizing the momentum of sweeping protests that shook Latin America’s largest economy last month.
Kosovo adopts amnesty for minority Serbs
PRISTINA (Reuters) – Kosovo adopted an amnesty on Thursday for minority Serbs who previously rebelled against the government, a significant step in settling relations with former master Serbia so both can move closer to the European Union.
EU pledges aid to Central Africa Republic, urges donor action
BANGUI (Reuters) – The European Union is to increase its aid to Central African Republic to tackle a humanitarian crisis gripping the impoverished nation since rebels seized power in March.
Six powers to meet to discuss Iran nuclear dispute
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton will host a meeting of senior officials from six major powers in Brussels next Tuesday to discuss how to move forward nuclear negotiations with Iran following the election of a n…
Luxembourg’s Juncker resigns as spy scandal fells government
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – The Luxembourg government resigned on Thursday, brought down by a spying and corruption scandal that shook the tiny country better known for wealthy bankers than political intrigue.
Bosnia reburies Srebrenica dead 18 years after massacre
POTOCARI, Bosnia (Reuters) – Bosnia reburied another 409 victims of the Srebrenica massacre on Thursday but, 18 years after Europe’s worst atrocity since the Holocaust, the country remains mired in ethnic disputes long after other parties to the confli…
U.S. says believes it will strike deal with Afghans on troops
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States believes it will strike a deal with Afghanistan that will allow some American troops to stay in the country beyond 2014, when the NATO combat mission ends, the top U.S. diplomat on Afghanistan told Congress on T…
Mursi’s fall in Egypt comforts Saudis, disconcerts Qatar
RIYADH/DOHA (Reuters) – The $12 billion in aid Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait offered Egypt this week showed their delight at the army’s ousting of President Mohamed Mursi in a reversal for Islamists empowered by the Arab ferment of …
Bomb kills two near mosque in Pakistan as attacks spread
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – A motorcycle packed with explosives blew up outside a mosque frequented by both Sunni and Shi’ite worshippers in Pakistan’s volatile northwest on Thursday, as the month-old government struggled to curb a rising tide of at…
