French presidential front-runner Francois Hollande says he would not allow separate menus in public cafeterias or separate hours in swimming pools for men and women to satisfy demands of the Muslim community. World News Headlines – Yahoo! News
In one town in northern Mali a man has been whipped for drinking alcohol. In another, pictures of unveiled women have been torn down. In a third, traditional music is no longer heard in the streets. World News Headlines – Yahoo! News
Two top Israeli security officials said Wednesday that the prospect of early national elections will have no influence over a decision over whether to strike Iranian nuclear sites. World News Headlines – Yahoo! News
WARSAW (Reuters) – The West should not boycott Ukraine during the European soccer championship in June as that would hamper its European ambitions and force the ex-Soviet country back into the arms of Russia, Poland’s President Bronislaw Komorowski said on Wednesday. Led by Germany, leaders of several European Union countries have called off scheduled visits [...]
An airstrike Wednesday killed 15 al-Qaida-linked militants in their training camp in the country’s south, Yemeni military officials said. The airstrike resembled earlier U.S. drone attacks, but the U.S. did not comment. World News Headlines – Yahoo! News
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia will use computer modelling to show how a missile shield the United States and NATO are deploying in Europe could threaten its security, a senior defense official said in remarks published on Wednesday. A dispute over the system has hampered improvements in Russian-U.S. ties and is likely to remain an obstacle [...]
Even after a coroner’s verdict, it remains a mystery: A naked spy found dead in a locked bag, lurid details of a kinky sex life and allegations that someone in Britain’s spy agencies may have been involved in his death. World News Headlines – Yahoo! News
A U.N. agency says Egypt’s outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease has reached neighboring Gaza Strip and could soon spread across the Middle East. World News Headlines – Yahoo! News
London should not be turned into a “city under siege” by the heavy security measures being put in place for the Olympics, London organizing chief Sebastian Coe said Wednesday. World News Headlines – Yahoo! News
London should not be turned into a “city under siege” by the heavy security measures being put in place for the Olympics, London organizing chief Sebastian Coe said Wednesday. World News Headlines – Yahoo! News