Pirates raid chemical tanker off Togo, injure crew
ABUJA (Reuters) – Pirates looted a chemical tanker and injured some of its crew off the coast of Togo this week, its government and a maritime agency said on Thursday, underscoring increasing threats to shipping in West African waters.
Netanyahu spokesman denies Israel open to 1967 border formula
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s spokesman denied on Thursday Israel had agreed to a formula for new talks with Palestinians based on the border of their future state being drawn along lines from before a 1967 war, with agreed …
Italy President warns against endangering government stability
ROME (Reuters) – Italian President Giorgio Napolitano warned political factions on Thursday against endangering Prime Minister Enrico Letta’s fragile coalition government, which is facing its most serious threats since being formed three months ago.
West must fight Syria’s Assad if it wants to topple him: UK general
LONDON (Reuters) – The outgoing head of the British Army said on Thursday the West would need to fight a war against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad if it wanted to have a “material impact” on his calculations.
Germany shocked by Russian sentencing of Navalny
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany expressed shock on Thursday over the jailing of Russian protest leader Alexei Navalny, saying the trial showed Russia had moved further away from democracy.
Syrian refugees demand help from Kerry at Jordan camp
ZAATARI REFUGEE CAMP, Jordan (Reuters) – Syrian refugees angrily told U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday that the United States should set up a no-fly zone and safe havens in Syria to protect them.
Four killed, 40 wounded, in protest in Indian Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) – Indian paramilitary soldiers fired at protesters in the Kashmir region on Thursday, killing four and wounding 40 members of a crowd demonstrating against what they said was the desecration of the Koran by Indian security for…
EU concerned at Russian opposition leader’s sentence
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union voiced concern on Thursday at a five-year jail term handed down to Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, saying the trial raised serious questions about rule of law in Russia.
Kurds seize town on Syria-Turkey border, Ankara concerned
ANKARA (Reuters) – A Syrian Kurdish party with links to Kurdish militants in Turkey has seized control of a Syrian border town after days of clashes with Islamist fighters, the Turkish military said.
New Belgian king faces tough task of uniting a divided nation
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The monarchy, along with soccer and beer, is viewed as one of the rare things that unify linguistically divided Belgium and when Prince Philippe becomes its new king on Sunday he will try to prove this is still so.
