The new U.N. envoy for Yemen says a political solution to end the three-year war in the Arab world’s poorest country is available” — but he warns “there is a real danger” that intensified military confrontations and missile launches aimed at Saudi Arab… Continue reading →
{FD} EU laments poor progress by Turkey in membership efforts
The European Union says Turkey has failed to make progress and is even backsliding on bringing its laws into line with EU standards as it seeks to join the bloc. Continue reading →
{FD} Niger may have arrested militant leader Chefou
Niger’s military has detained a suspect who could be the militant leader who was being pursued at the time of an ambush that left four American soldiers dead. Continue reading →
{FD} German train rape suspect was awaiting prison for prior rape
German prosecutors say a man accused of raping a 19-year-old woman on a train full of soccer fans was convicted of another rape in November, but had not yet started serving his sentence. Continue reading →
{FD} Study: Diamond from the sky may have come from ‘lost planet’
Fragments of a meteorite that fell to Earth more than a decade ago provide compelling evidence of a lost planet that once roamed our solar system, according to a study published Tuesday. Continue reading →
{FD} Slovakia’s police chief to resign in slain reporter case
Slovakia’s national police chief will resign following street protests against him as the nation struggles with a political crisis triggered by the slayings of an investigative journalist and his fiancee. Continue reading →
{FD} Dubai ruler’s daughter mysteriously vanishes after attempt to escape father’s clutches, ex-spy says
The daughter of Dubai’s powerful ruler mysteriously vanished last month after she attempted to escape the clutches of her overbearing father, a former French spy said Monday. Continue reading →
{FD} EU seeks to make fingerprints mandatory for ID cards
The European Union wants to make data like fingerprints mandatory for ID cards in member countries as part of new measures it says will help fight crime and prevent extremist attacks. Continue reading →
{FD} The Latest: EU backs membership talks for Albania, Macedonia
The Latest on the political situation in the Balkans (all times local): 4:10 p.m. Continue reading →
{FD} Priests flock to Rome for exorcism courses as demand for ritual surges
An Albanian Cardinal who said he performs exorcisms over phone calls is one of the first lecturers to speak this week in a Vatican-approved course in Rome as demand for skills needed to cast out demons reportedly is surging amongst priests. Continue reading →
{FD} Polish nationalists seek probe of Israeli president’s words
A Polish nationalist group has asked prosecutors to investigate whether the Israeli president broke a new Holocaust speech law during a visit to Poland last week. Continue reading →
{FD} Armenia’s ex-president elected prime minister amid protests
Armenia’s former president has been elected prime minister amid large-scale protests. Continue reading →
{FD} Indian PM Modi in Sweden for first India-Nordic summit
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven have held talks that focused on trade, growth, global security and climate. Continue reading →
{FD} South Korean actress Choi Eun-hee, once kidnapped by North Korea, dead at 92
South Korean movie star Choi Eun-hee, who was kidnapped by North Korean agents in the 1970s and forced to make propaganda flicks before a daring escape, died Monday, her family said. She was 92. Continue reading →
{FD} Romanian prosecutors indict ex-leader for revolution deaths
Romanian prosecutors have formally indicted former President Ion Iliescu for crimes against humanity over his role in deaths that occurred during Romania’s anti-communist revolution. Continue reading →
{FD} Merkel tells New Zealanders “you can be proud of your PM”
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has kind words for New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, with a little bit of prompting. Continue reading →
{FD} Dissident rebels kidnap 2 more along Ecuador-Colombia border
Ecuadorean authorities say a dissident rebel group has kidnapped two people in the same border area where three press workers the group held were killed last week. Continue reading →
{FD} Greek PM: Greek-Turkish relations in period of instability
Greece’s prime minister says relations between his country and Turkey are experiencing a “period of instability,” and is stressing that Greece will not negotiate about any part of its territory amid increased tension with its eastern neighbor. Continue reading →
{FD} Canada pulls diplomats’ families from Cuba over mysterious illness
Canada is ordering family members of diplomats stationed in Cuba back home after they started experiencing mysterious health symptoms – just months after the U.S. State Department yanked two dozen Americans in a similar case. Continue reading →
{FD} Bear’s performance before Russian soccer match condemned by animal-rights group
A New York-based animal rights group condemned a Russian soccer club Monday after one team used a bear to pump up the crowd before a match. Continue reading →
