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By Andreas Rinke LJUBLJANA (Reuters) – The German government needs to quickly clear up accusations that its BND foreign intelligence agency helped the United States spy on government officials and firms in Europe such as Airbus Group, Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Friday. The reports in Der Spiegel magazine that the BND helped the U.S. National Security Agency over 10 years embarrassed Germany and upset many in a country
Togo’s opposition said Friday it would not go to court to challenge incumbent Faure Gnassingbe’s victory in a weekend presidential vote it claimed was rigged. “We have not taken legal action, as we believe the Constitutional Court serves” the Togolese government, opposition leader Jean-Pierre Fabre’s spokesman told AFP. “If the Constitutional Court did its work, it would have automatically taken action,” Eric Dupuy said. The results, which Fabre branded “fraudulent”
Munich (Germany) (AFP) – Andy Murray’s match against Lukas Rosol and the rest of the Munich Open quarter-finals will take place on Saturday after wet weather washed out Friday’s schedule.
Italian police clashed with protesters at the Milan Expo on Friday, firing tear gas at the masked demonstrators who had pelted officers with stones. The protesters also set several vehicles and rubbish bins on fire and set off firecrackers and smoke bombs on the opening day of the six-month food-themed Expo. The violence had cut the “No Expo” march in two. Critics of the Expo say the event is a
By Rafiq Sharzad KABUL (Reuters) – An Afghan delegation is heading to Qatar for “open discussions” with representatives of Taliban insurgents over the next few days aimed at ending Afghanistan’s long war, an official said on Friday. The meeting is intended as a step toward opening formal talks to ending the war, but it was not clear on Friday whether it had been approved by the Taliban’s supreme leader, who
Baltimore’s State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced Friday morning that several officers involved in the death of Freddie Gray will face homicide charges.
The potential presidential candidate tours the riot-torn city with Yahoo’s Matt Bai.
Fresh croissants emerged from a popular bakery and were quickly snapped up. Farmers delivered fresh produce and lines disappeared at gasoline stations. Slowly, life edged back toward a semblance of normal in Nepal’s quake-hit capital Friday as residents packed up tents and moved indoors.
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By Scott Malone and Ian Simpson BALTIMORE (Reuters) – Six Baltimore police officers will face criminal charges, including second-degree murder and manslaughter, in the death of a black man who was arrested and suffered a fatal neck injury while riding in a moving police van, the city’s chief prosecutor said on Friday. Prosecutor Marilyn Mosby said Freddie Gray, who died a week after his April 12 arrest, was in handcuffs
