Syrian rebels, families evacuate besieged town near Damascus
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Hundreds of people left the besieged town of Khan al-Shih southwest of Damascus on Monday under a deal with the Syrian government for safe passage to other rebel-held areas, a monitoring group said.
Foreign forces working against region’s pro-EU policy: Albanian PM
BERLIN (Reuters) – Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama on Monday criticized foreign countries for interfering in the politics of the West Balkan states at a time of widespread concern about Russia’s influence.
Austrian hotel seeks to show the way on hiring refugees
VIENNA (Reuters) – The Magdas Hotel in Vienna aims to make a difference in a country where concerns about immigration and rising unemployment have helped boost the far-right Freedom Party.
At Zaatari camp supermarket, Syrian refugees shop with blink of an eye
MAFRAQ, Jordan (Reuters) – At a supermarket cash register in Zaatari refugee camp, a shopper looks into a small screen as a device scans her iris. The machine checks the customer’s identity before allowing her to complete the purchase without cash, e-c…
Pope urges world leaders not to hobble climate change pact
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis urged national leaders on Monday to implement global environmental agreements without delay, a message that looked to be squarely aimed at U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.
Two Turkish soldiers killed after clashes with militants: sources
DIYARBAKIR (Reuters) – Two Turkish soldiers were killed on Monday after clashing with Kurdish militants in the eastern province of Tunceli, sources said.
Nearly 1,000 sex assaults reported in Canada military last year: report
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Some 960 members of the Canadian military reported being victims of sexual assault in the last year, and 27 percent of women in the armed forces have been sexually assaulted during their career, Statistics Canada said on Monday.
Kazakhstan jails nine Islamists, two activists over attack, unrest
ALMATY (Reuters) – Kazakh courts sentenced nine Islamic State supporters and two leading political activists to prison terms in separate trials on Monday after their convictions over the two biggest shocks to veteran President Nursultan Nazarbayev’s ru…
‘Submarines affair’ prompts investigations in Israel and Germany
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Questions over the purchase of German submarines that started with media reports of a potential conflict of interest involving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s lawyer have mounted in the last 10 days, spurring investigations in…
Turkey targets foster families in post-coup crackdown: government official
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish authorities are investigating foster families for suspected ties to a failed coup and may remove children from homes if their guardians are found to be supporters of the putsch, a government official said on Monday.
