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 Arabia “may in a stroke take peace off the table.”
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{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.
{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.
{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.
{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.
{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.
{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.
{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.
{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.
{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.