Number of Syrians fleeing to Italy surges
ROME (Reuters) – The number of Syrians fleeing to Italy to escape the conflict in their homeland has surged in recent weeks, with about 3,300 reaching its shores in the past 40 days, the United Nations refugee agency said on Friday.
Poland’s ruling party pulling ahead of opposition: poll
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s ruling Civic Platform (PO) pulled further ahead of its rightist opposition in a poll published on Friday, after trailing behind for months in the middle of a severe economic slowdown.
Germans frown on finger gesture by Merkel’s election rival
BERLIN (Reuters) – In a country where flashing the middle finger can cost motorists a heavy fine and ended one soccer star’s international career, Peer Steinbrueck may have hurt his slim chances of becoming Germany’s next chancellor by showing the “Sti…
Egypt pursues crackdown on Sinai militants as protests held
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian ground troops and helicopter gunships attacked Islamist militants in the Sinai Peninsula on Friday in their drive to stem a security threat now spilling over into the rest of the country.
Burundi opens probe over killings of Congo Tutsi refugees
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – Burundi has opened an investigation into claims that a former ethnic Hutu rebel leader ordered the massacre of Congolese refugees in an attack almost a decade ago, its prosecutor’s office said on Friday.
Iran’s Rouhani says wants nuclear issue resolved, but draws lines
BISHKEK (Reuters) – Iran wants to end the stand-off with global powers over its nuclear program swiftly but will not sacrifice its rights or interests for the sake of a solution, President Hassan Rouhani said on Friday.
Belarus court keeps Russian potash chief in detention
MINSK (Reuters) – A court in Belarus rejected a second appeal by the chief executive of Russian potash producer Uralkali, keeping him in detention pending investigation into alleged abuse of power despite calls from Russia for his release.
As potential crisis looms, Italians want Berlusconi to go: poll
ROME (Reuters) – Nearly three-quarters of Italians think ex-prime minister Silvio Berlusconi should be barred from the Senate after a conviction for tax fraud, and a majority want to avert a government crisis over the issue, according to a poll publish…
U.S., Israel press Syria over nuclear stonewalling
VIENNA (Reuters) – With international attention focused on Syria’s tentative offer to give up its chemical arsenal, the United States and Israel used a U.N. nuclear agency meeting to press Damascus to also open up to an inquiry into its atomic activiti…
Yemen to punish those responsible for child bride death: aide
SANAA (Reuters) – Yemeni authorities are investigating the death of an eight-year-old girl from internal bleeding on her wedding night and will prosecute those responsible, the government said on Friday, a case that has rekindled international outrage …
