Moscow asks Italy to drop charges against Russian in Nigeria graft case
The Russian government has asked Italy to be “reasonable” over a Russian citizen caught up in a Nigerian graft case in Milan and drop the charges against him, according to legal documents seen by Reuters.
Germany, France to add Spain to fighter program: sources
Germany and France will welcome Spain as a full partner in their program to develop a next-generation air combat system, and expect to sign an agreement finalizing the move at the Paris Air Show in June, German government sources said on Wednesday.
Facebook gave preferential data access to certain companies: documents
Facebook Inc gave some companies, including Netflix and Airbnb, preferential access to user data in 2015 as it limited services for most others, according to company emails and presentations released by a British lawmaker.
Colombia landmine casualties triple to 180: non-governmental group
The number of people killed or wounded by landmines in Colombia more than tripled in 2018 to 180, a landmine monitoring group said on Wednesday, as militants occupying territory abandoned by demobilized leftist rebels have expanded their use of the wea…
Magnitude 5.2 earthquake hits Chile coast: USGS
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake hit the coast of central Chile on Wednesday afternoon, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Georgian mining town offers little alternative to grim and deadly job
When the roof of a coal mine collapsed in the Georgian town of Tkibuli in July, killing four miners and injuring six, the small town was plunged into grief. Not for the first time.
UK government has broken its promises on Irish backstop: DUP lawmaker
The British government has broken its promises to Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party and put pressure on the arrangement that keeps Prime Minister Theresa May in power, the party’s Brexit spokesman said on Wednesday.
Scottish parliament vents anger at May’s Brexit plan
Scottish political parties joined forces on Wednesday to show their opposition to both Prime Minister Theresa May’s “damaging” deal for leaving the European Union and the possibility of a no-deal Brexit.
PM suggests Serbia could intervene if Kosovo sets up full army
Serbia’s prime minister suggested on Wednesday that any creation of a standing army in Kosovo could provoke a military intervention by Belgrade, two decades after Kosovo Albanians’ uprising against Serbian rule.
Egyptian court hands Muslim Brotherhood leaders life sentences: sources
An Egyptian court on Wednesday sentenced Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie and his deputy Khairat al-Shater to life in prison, judicial sources said, in a retrial over violence during the overthrow of Islamist president Mohamed Mursi in 2013.
