China’s Xi says won’t let anyone make ‘fuss’ about its territory
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will never allow anyone to “make a great fuss” about its territorial sovereignty and maritime rights, President Xi Jinping said in his New Year’s address, while China’s top official in charge of Taiwan ties warned of risk ahea…
Pope, in year-end message, urges action on youth unemployment
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis in his year-end message urged leaders on Saturday to do more to tackle youth unemployment, saying a generation was being lost to desperation, migration and joblessness.
Two suicide attackers kill at least two in Syria’s Tartous: state TV, monitors
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Two suicide bombers detonated their explosives, killing at least two security officers in the Syrian coastal city of Tartous, Syrian state television reported after midnight on Sunday.
U.N. Security Council welcomes Syria truce, rebels warn they could abandon it
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council on Saturday welcomed a ceasefire in the Syrian civil war, but rebel groups threatened to abandon the two-day-old truce if violations persisted.
German police screen hundreds of North Africans at Cologne station
COLOGNE, Germany (Reuters) – German police said they screened hundreds of North Africans on New Year’s Eve at the main railway station in the western city of Cologne, where hundreds of women were sexually assaulted and robbed during celebrations a year…
Congo rulng party, opposition sign deal for Kabila to step down
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Congo’s opposition leaders signed a deal with the party of President Joseph Kabila on Saturday that will require him to step down after elections that must take place before the end of 2017.
France’s Hollande warns against nationalism in New Year address
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande on Saturday warned against the risks of rising nationalism in his last New Year address ahead of the election of his successor next spring.
Canadian police charge impaired pilot passed out in cockpit
TORONTO (Reuters) – Police in Calgary, Alberta, charged a “severely impaired” airline pilot on Saturday after he allegedly passed out in the cockpit of an early morning flight bound for Mexico shortly before takeoff.
Italy president says electoral law needed before new vote
ROME (Reuters) – Italian President Sergio Mattarella said on Saturday that the country must adopt a new electoral law before a national vote can be called.
France’s Hollande says to visit Iraq Monday
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande on Saturday said he would visit Iraq on Monday to salute troops which are taking part in a U.S.-led military coalition against the Islamic State.
