Israel targets rights groups with bill to outlaw filming of soldiers
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel moved on Sunday to snap the lens shut on rights groups that film its troops’ interactions with Palestinians by introducing a bill that would make it a criminal offense.
Crisis averted? Minister says migrant row with Merkel can be overcome
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said on Sunday a row between his Bavarians and Chancellor Angela Merkel is serious but can be overcome, a signal that he may compromise to avoid a full-blown German coalition crisis.
Turkey says its air strikes kill 35 Kurdish militants in northern Iraq
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish warplanes killed 35 militants from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in air strikes in northern Iraq’s Qandil mountain region on Friday, the Turkish military said.
Three people hurt in Moscow taxi incident to be discharged from hospital: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Three people who were hurt when a taxi drove into pedestrians in central Moscow on Saturday will be released from hospital in coming days, state RIA news agency cited a city health official as saying on Sunday.
New Czech government in jeopardy over foreign minister nomination
PRAGUE (Reuters) – The Czech Communist party will withhold support from the country’s next government if the social democrats stick to their nominee for the post of foreign minister, Communist leader Vojtech Filip said on Sunday.
Taliban, roaming Afghan cities amid Eid euphoria, say ceasefire ends at midnight
KABUL (Reuters) – Taliban militants headed into cities across Afghanistan on Sunday as they celebrated their Eid ceasefire with feasts and selfies, raising questions about what happens when the ceasefire ends at midnight (1930 GMT).
Bavaria piles pressure on Merkel for EU migrant deal to avert crisis
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Bavarian allies denied a newspaper report on Sunday that they will give her two weeks to deliver a European solution on migrant policy before defying her by starting to turn away refugees at the bord…
Blasts kill 31 people in northeast Nigerian state of Borno: residents
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Blasts killed at least 31 people in the northeast Nigerian state of Borno, two residents said on Sunday, marking the largest attack in several weeks in a part of the country blighted by the Islamist militant Boko Haram in…
Three decades on, Greece, Macedonia sign pact to change ex-Yugoslav republic’s name
PRESPES, Greece/ BITOLA, Macedonia (Reuters) – Greece and Macedonia defied protests and set aside three decades of dispute on Sunday as they agreed on a new name for the Balkan state, potentially paving the way for Macedonia’s admission to the European…
Blast kills 31 people in northeast Nigerian state of Borno: residents
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – A blast killed at least 31 people in the northeast Nigerian state of Borno, two residents said on Sunday.
