| Exclusive: Iran flouts U.N. sanctions, sends arms to Syria: panel UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Syria remains the top destination for Iranian arms shipments in violation of a U.N. Security Council ban on weapons exports by the Islamic Republic, according to a confidential report on Iran sanctions-busting seen by Reuters on Wednesday. |
| Murder of Honduran reporter blamed on drug gangs TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - A prominent Honduran radio journalist was killed by drug gangs in retaliation for a government crackdown on cartels, the country's security minister said on Wednesday. |
| Judge to lead Greece to fateful June 17 election ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece put a senior judge in charge of an emergency government on Wednesday to lead the nation to new elections on June 17 and bankers tried to calm public fears after the president said political chaos risked causing panic and a run on deposits. |
| Hollande taps old hands, new faces for French government PARIS (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande named a government dominated by moderate left-wingers on Wednesday after Socialist Party boss Martine Aubry, overlooked for the post of prime minister, said she no longer wanted to be part of the new cabinet. |
| U.S. path out of Afghanistan faces risks WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In the rugged mountains of eastern Afghanistan, where the United States has already trimmed its forces ahead of the coming NATO withdrawal, a modest number of al Qaeda fighters have re-established operations, U.S. officials say, a worrying sign of the risks that could jeopardize Western hopes of a smooth exit. |
| Police disperse, detain anti-Putin protesters MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian riot police detained at least 35 demonstrators on Wednesday, breaking up one Occupy-style sit-in at a Moscow park and threatening to disperse another in a crackdown on a protest movement against newly inaugurated President Vladimir Putin. |
| U.S. to seek G8 support for oil reserve release: Kyodo WASHINGTON/PARIS (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will seek support to tap emergency oil reserves from other Group of Eight leaders at a summit this weekend before the European Union's July embargo of Iranian crude, Kyodo news agency reported on Wednesday. |
| Syria's Assad: Nations that sow chaos will suffer |
| Monti, Hollande, Merkel, Cameron in videocall Thursday |
| Exclusive: Order knew for months about priest scandal: Vatican official |