Italian parliament saves Salvini from migrant kidnapping probe
The Italian parliament on Wednesday blocked prosecutors from pursuing an investigation into Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini for abuse of power and kidnapping migrants.
Brexit minister: Parliament will debate EU exit plans on Monday
Parliament will have the chance to discuss a motion on Brexit on Monday, Brexit minister Stephen Barclay said, confirming government plans to set out a process for parliament to find a way forward on Britain’s departure from the European Union.
Turkey says agreed with Iran to continue operations against PKK, Iran says no joint operation
Turkey said on Wednesday Turkish and Iranian military commanders had agreed to continue “simultaneous and coordinated operations” against Kurdish militants, though Iran’s armed forces later said there were no joint operations.
Suspend Hungary’s ruling party, EU center-right’s Weber tells colleagues
The center-right’s lead candidate for the European Parliament elections called on Wednesday for Hungary’s Fidesz party to lose its voting rights in the grouping pending an inquiry into whether it has violated rule-of-law principles.
Algerian army chief, ruling party support protesters
Algeria’s army chief said the public had expressed “noble aims” during protests against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and the ruling FLN party withdrew its support for him, in the heaviest blows for the veteran leader since the unrest began.
Billionaire Indian remanded in custody after London court appearance
Fugitive billionaire jeweler Nirav Modi, wanted by Indian authorities over a $2 billion loan fraud at state-run Punjab National Bank (PNB) was remanded in custody after appearing before a British court on Wednesday.
Driver hijacks, sets ablaze school bus in Italy, children flee unharmed
A bus full of schoolchildren was hijacked and set on fire by its own driver on Wednesday in an apparent protest against migrant drownings in the Mediterranean, Italian authorities said.
Ex-Bosnian Serb wartime leader Karadzic sentenced to life in prison
U.N. judges on Wednesday sentenced former Bosnian Serb political leader Radovan Karadzic to life in prison on appeal, ending one of the most momentous trials over genocide committed during the Balkan wars of the 1990s.
Widowed opera singer daughter of ‘Papa’ – Kazakhstan’s next president?
Dariga Nazarbayeva’s ex-husband was found hanged in an Austrian prison cell four years ago after a court in her native Kazakhstan convicted him of plotting to overthrow her father, the president.
U.N. to hold Libya conference in April to avoid military showdown
The United Nations will hold a conference inside Libya in April to discuss elections as a way out of the country’s eight-year-long conflict, a U.N. envoy said on Wednesday, although it remains to be seen whether powerful factions will attend.
