Russian protesters march as Putin seeks firmer political footing
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Thousands of Russians marched through Moscow demanding Vladimir Putin resign on Wednesday, as the president took the helm of a loyalist movement designed to broaden his power base.
Analysis: Divided EU in a bind over Hungary’s ‘erring’ Orban
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Europe is in a bind over what to do about Hungary and a feeling that the former Soviet satellite is drifting back towards authoritarianism under Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
Few fireworks as stumbling Croatia joins a troubled EU
ZAGREB (Reuters) – At 700,000 euros, Croatia’s budget to celebrate arguably the biggest moment in its 22 years as an independent state might seem a little modest.
Syrian helicopter fires on Lebanese town, two wounded
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A Syrian helicopter opened fire on a Lebanese border town in the eastern Bekaa Valley on Wednesday, wounding two people, the Lebanese army said in a statement.
Sole cleric in Iran presidential vote poses moderate challenge
DUBAI (Reuters) – A moderate cleric best known for his conciliatory nuclear talks with world powers has emerged as the sole beacon of hope for reformists in the campaign for Iran’s presidential election on Friday.
UK says will use G8 summit to push for Syria talks
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will use its role as host of a summit of the G8 group of nations next week to try to get both sides in the Syrian conflict to attend a peace conference, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Wednesday.
Merkel vows to rein in renewable subsidies
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel promised on Wednesday to scale back Germany’s generous system of subsidies to the renewables sector if she is re-elected in September, a move that would reduce the costs of her green revolution on cons…
Syrian rebels kill dozens of Shi’ites in eastern town
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Sunni Muslim insurgents have killed about 60 Shi’ite Muslims in a rebel-held eastern Syrian town where President Bashar al-Assad’s agents had been trying to recruit and arm fighters for his cause, according to opposition sources on W…
EU justice chief seeks answers on U.S. data spying
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union’s chief justice official has written to the U.S. attorney general demanding an explanation for the collection of foreign nationals’ data following disclosures about the “PRISM” spy program.
No one’s picking up in North Korea day after talks with South break down
SEOUL (Reuters) – A day after snubbing Seoul by offering to send a junior official to hold the first supposedly high-level talks between the two Koreas in six years, North Korea appeared to be refusing to pick up a phone line it re-established just las…
