Head of Italian ruling party calls on Berlusconi to resign
ROME (Reuters) – The head of the party that leads Italy’s government called on Wednesday for Silvio Berlusconi to resign from politics after he lost his appeal against a tax fraud conviction, worsening tensions in the fragile left-right coalition.
Yemen says foils plot to seize oil and gas facilities
SANAA (Reuters) – Yemeni security forces have foiled a plot by al Qaeda to take over oil and gas export facilities and a provincial capital in the eastern part of the country, a government official said on Wednesday.
Egypt’s Al-Azhar to call meeting on crisis next week
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s leading Islamic authority Al-Azhar will call a meeting on the country’s crisis next week, the state news agency reported, in a new effort to resolve the bloody standoff after the government said international mediation had fai…
Drone strike kills six suspected militants in Yemen
ADEN (Reuters) – A U.S. drone killed at least six suspected al Qaeda militants in southern Yemen on Wednesday, officials said, a day after U.S. and British embassies evacuated some staff because of growing fears of attacks.
Kosovo groups ask for U.S. help to stop coal-fired power project
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A coalition of civic groups in Kosovo has asked the United States to lean on the World Bank to withhold funding from a new lignite coal-fired power plant proposed for the southeastern European nation.
Indian government under fire over handling of border attack
NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – India’s parliament was paralysed on Wednesday as opposition lawmakers angrily protested over the government’s response to an ambush in which five soldiers were shot dead on the border with Pakistan in the disputed region…
Britain and Spain agree to try to defuse Gibraltar row
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain and Spain have agreed to try to find a way to defuse tensions over the contested British overseas territory of Gibraltar to avoid damaging relations, Prime Minister David Cameron’s office said on Wednesday.
Kenya says to restart domestic, international cargo flights
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya said that it would restart domestic flights and international cargo flights later in the day after the country’s main airport was shut following a fire earlier on Wednesday.
EU says will press on with mediation efforts in Egypt
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union said on Wednesday it would press on with diplomatic efforts to resolve Egypt’s political crisis despite the Egyptian presidency saying that international mediation efforts had failed.
China fines milk powder makers $110 million for price fixing
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – China fined six companies, including Mead Johnson Nutrition Co, Danone and New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra, a total of $110 million following an investigation into price fixing and anti-competitive practices by foreign bab…
