German court rejects injunction for Facebook in Syrian selfie case
WUERZBURG, Germany (Reuters) – A German court rejected a temporary injunction against Facebook on Tuesday in a case brought by a Syrian refugee who sued the social networking site for failing to remove faked posts linking him to crimes and militant at…
Trapped by war and a Turkish wall, Syrians dig in for long exile
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Fawaz Atmeh and Mohammed Musa’s families were among the first to flee Russia’s intervention in the Syrian conflict, sheltering in tents on boggy ground near the Turkish border as jets bombed their villages further east.
Trump’s Czech admirer Zeman weighs presidential re-election bid
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Czech President Milos Zeman, one of Donald Trump’s greatest admirers in Europe, is likely to announce a re-election bid this week after a first term marked by sniping at journalists, warnings on Muslim immigration and a growing frien…
Putin pardons woman sentenced to seven years in penal colony for text message
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday pardoned a 46-year old woman who was sentenced to seven years in a penal colony for sending a text message to a Georgian acquaintance about the movement of Russian military equipment.
H&M factory in Myanmar damaged in violent labor dispute
YANGON (Reuters) – Workers demanding better conditions and benefits have destroyed the production line of a Chinese-owned factory making clothes for Swedish fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz, in one of the most violent labor disputes in Myanmar in years.
Two children killed in Yemen drone strike: residents
DUBAI (Reuters) – Two Yemeni boys were killed in a drone strike while walking on a road in central Yemen used by al Qaeda militants who have been subject to repeated strikes by U.S. forces in recent days, residents said on Tuesday.
Turkish PM says allies’ choice of Syrian Kurdish YPG as partner unfortunate
ANKARA (Reuters) – Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Tuesday it was unfortunate that some of Turkey’s allies had chosen the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia as a partner in the fight against Islamic State in Syria.
Germany’s Schaeuble says EU27 must stick together in Brexit talks
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Tuesday it was essential for the remaining 27 members of the European Union to stick together in the looming “Brexit” negotiations with Britain on its desire to leave the EU.
Italian farmers bring sheep to Rome to protest quake response
ROME (Reuters) – Italian farmers from regions ravaged by earthquakes brought sheep to central Rome on Tuesday to protest what they say are serious delays in reconstruction efforts.
Ukraine accused of seeking to litigate Crimea annexation
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Russia accused Ukraine on Tuesday of taking it to court under false pretences, using allegations of financing terrorism and ethnic discrimination as a front to litigate Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula three year…
