Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) World News (Master Feed)
Erdogan says European court’s ruling on jailed politician ‘hypocritical’
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that a call by the European Court of Human Rights for the release of Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtas was hypocritical and o...
Dec 23, 2020
Rules to stop coronavirus variant stoke chaos at Indian airports
By Shilpa Jamkhandikar and Devjyot Ghoshal MUMBAI (Reuters) - Passengers flying into India's biggest airports on Wednesday complained of long waits and confusion as authorities sought to impose rules ...
Dec 23, 2020
Kenyan lawyer brings boxing and justice to the slums
By Monicah Mwangi NAIROBI (Reuters) - When lawyer Shadrack Wambui was growing up in one of Nairobi's slums, he vented his frustration at abusive police through boxing, cultivating discipline that help...
Dec 23, 2020
Insider Bazoum emerges as likely winner in Niger’s first democratic transfer of power
By Boureima Balima NIAMEY (Reuters) - In a year marked by setbacks for West African democracy, Niger is poised to hold an election on Sunday that will lead to the country's first transition of power b...
Dec 23, 2020
Russia says efforts to reach Libya peace settlement should be stepped up – RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that international efforts to reach a peace settlement in Libya should be intensified, the RIA news agency reported. Libya d...
Dec 23, 2020
Explainer-Why can’t Israel keep a government together?
By Stephen Farrell JERUSALEM (Reuters) - For the fourth time in two years, Israelis head to elections amid unprecedented political deadlock. The coalitions change but one constant remains: debate abou...
Dec 23, 2020
Hungary’s ruling Fidesz falls behind unified opposition in polls
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Support for Hungary's ruling nationalist Fidesz party has fallen behind an alliance of opposition parties, a poll by research institute Republikon published on news site Telex.hu ...
Dec 23, 2020
Norway extends ban on flights from Britain by at least three days
OSLO (Reuters) - The ban on flights from Britain to Norway will be extended by at least three more days due to ongoing concerns over a mutated strain of coronavirus, the Norwegian health ministry said...
Dec 23, 2020
Russia expels two Colombian diplomats in tit-for-tat move – ministry
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday declared two Colombian diplomats personae non gratae in a tit-for-tat move after the expulsion of two Russians diplomats from the South Americ...
Dec 23, 2020
Nepal’s top court starts hearing challenge to PM Oli’s dissolution of parliament
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal's Supreme Court on Wednesday started hearing petitions challenging Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli's sudden dissolution of parliament and call for fresh elec...
Dec 23, 2020
