U.N. chemical weapons team in Turkey to investigate Syria claims
AMSTERDAM/ANKARA (Reuters) – U.N.-appointed inspectors, blocked from entering Syria, are in Turkey to gather information about possible use of chemical weapons in the civil war, officials said on Thursday.
U.S. sanctions North Korea bank as it targets weapons program
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration said on Thursday it was sanctioning North Korea’s Daedong Credit Bank for its role in supporting Pyongyang’s weapons of mass destruction program.
Spain ruling party ex-treasurer ordered to jail in corruption case
MADRID (Reuters) – A Spanish High Court judge on Thursday ordered Luis Barcenas, former treasurer for the ruling People’s Party, to jail without bail.
New Czech PM starts picking ministers, parties cry foul
PRAGUE (Reuters) – The new Czech prime minister picked ministers for his cabinet on Thursday who are certain to widen a rift between parliament and the executive that could cripple policymaking for months.
Turkey’s Erdogan seeks to further curb army power
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s government, which faced a wave of street protests and riots this month, moved on Thursday to amend an article of the Armed Forces charter cited by generals in the past to justify coups as defen…
Turkey’s Erdogan seeks to further curb army power
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s government, which faced a wave of street protests and riots this month, moved on Thursday to amend an article of the Armed Forces charter cited by generals in the past to justify coups as defen…
In Africa, Obama lauds democracy but urges progress on gay rights
DAKAR (Reuters) – President Barack Obama, kicking off a long-awaited African tour, lauded a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage as a victory for democracy and urged African nations to end discrimination against homosexuals.
Qatar’s new PM signals lower key world role
DOHA/DUBAI (Reuters) – A stickler for discipline with a security background, Qatar’s new prime minister will have a narrower remit than his influential predecessor, who led the Gulf state’s forays into global finance and Arab Spring politics.
Qatar’s new PM signals lower key world role
DOHA/DUBAI (Reuters) – A stickler for discipline with a security background, Qatar’s new prime minister will have a narrower remit than his influential predecessor, who led the Gulf state’s forays into global finance and Arab Spring politics.
U.N. council brings Iraq closer to end of 1990s sanctions
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council brought Iraq one step closer on Thursday to ending United Nations sanctions imposed on Baghdad more than two decades ago after former President Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait In 1990.
