Europe faces uphill battle over youth unemployment
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders will hold a summit later this month to tackle the growing scourge of youth unemployment. But there’s a problem: the 6 billion euros they want to use to get to grips with the issue aren’t yet available.
Nigeria bans satellite phones in Islamist battleground
MAIDUGURI (Reuters) – Nigeria’s military banned the use of Thuraya satellite phones on Wednesday in northeastern Borno state, a step it said was designed to stop Islamist militants communicating.
Syrian rebels launch attack to block northern highway
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Rebels attacked a main highway in northern Syria on Wednesday, opposition groups said, to try to choke off a major supply line for President Bashar al-Assad’s forces in the region.
Blast hits Syrian port city of Latakia
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A loud explosion was heard near a military site in the Syrian port city of Latakia on Wednesday, opposition groups and state media said, but the cause of the blast was unclear.
UK says soldier deaths’ court ruling will hit combat missions
LONDON (Reuters) – The British government warned on Wednesday that future combat operations could become more difficult after a court ruled that families of three soldiers killed in Iraq could sue the military for failing to protect troops on active du…
Pirates attack ship off Nigeria, kidnap four: sources
ABUJA (Reuters) – Pirates in speedboats attacked an oil supply vessel and kidnapped four Indian and Polish crew members in increasingly dangerous waters off Nigeria’s coast last week, two security sources said on Wednesday.
Bulgaria removes state security boss after protests
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria’s parliament dismissed a powerful media figure from his post as head of national security on Wednesday, hoping the move will put an end to protest rallies against the country’s fragile three-week-old government.
Suicide bomber embraces and kills Sunni politician in Iraq
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – A suicide bomber blew himself up as he embraced a Sunni Muslim political leader in northern Iraq on Wednesday, killing the man and four of his family a day before elections in the area.
Rohani once approved of hiding Iran atomic work
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Years before he became Iran’s president-elect, Hassan Rohani spoke approvingly about concealing his nation’s nuclear program and said that when Pakistan got atomic bombs and Brazil began enriching uranium, “the world started …
Internet monitoring must have proper limits, Merkel tells Obama
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel told U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday that government monitoring of Internet communications needed to remain within proper limits.
