Full results of Ukraine reforms to take years to be seen: finance minister
It will take years for the full effects of reforms to be seen in Ukraine, where the government is trying to cast off Soviet-era institutions while clamping down on corruption, Finance Minister Oksana Markarova said on Tuesday.
EU leaders agree on France’s Lagarde to lead ECB
European Union leaders agreed on Tuesday to name Frenchwoman Christine Lagarde as the new head of the European Central Bank and sealed a deal on filling the other four top jobs in the bloc after tortuous marathon talks exposed their deepening divisions…
Venezuelan teen blinded by police rubber bullets at protest
A Venezuelan teenager was left blind after police fired over 50 rubber bullets at his face as they dispersed a group of people protesting shortages of cooking gas in the border state of Tachira, his mother and a doctor said on Tuesday.
EU socialists: ‘Deeply disappointed’ by top-jobs package
European socialists on Tuesday said they were “deeply disappointed” by the nominees for top European Union posts put forward by leaders at a summit in Brussels.
EU leaders agree on top jobs: Tusk
European leaders have agreed on who should fill the top jobs for its main institutions for the next five years after a marathon summit, European Council President Donald Tusk and Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel said on Twitter.
Probe into alleged BBVA spying case expands to former CEO: sources
A magistrate looking into an alleged spying case at Spanish bank BBVA expanded his investigation on Tuesday to former chief executive Angel Cano, two judicial sources said on Tuesday.
German ally of Merkel, Manfred Weber, gives up claim to lead EU executive
A conservative ally of German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday formally gave up his claim to become the next head of the European Commission, marking a step toward an agreement on assigning the bloc’s top jobs.
Ethiopian mediator urges Sudan military, opposition to hold direct talks
Ethiopia’s mediator in the Sudan crisis urged the military rulers and the opposition coalition to hold direct talks on Wednesday to strike a deal on handing over power to civilians.
Factbox: EU leaders’ tentative agreement on top jobs
The European Union’s national leaders reached a tentative deal on Tuesday on who should hold the bloc’s most prominent positions for the next five years, diplomatic sources said, but the package hit resistance from the European Parliament.
Israelis of Ethiopian descent protest over police shooting
Thousands of Israelis of Ethiopian descent and their supporters staged sit-down protests at major road junctions throughout the country on Tuesday after a member of the immigrant community was shot dead by police.
