Greece vows to improve conditions in overcrowded migrant camps
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece, a frontline country for migrants fleeing to Europe from war and poverty, vowed on Wednesday to improve living conditions in its overcrowded island camps.
Britain cracks down on illegal nail-salon workers in fight against modern slavery
LONDON (Reuters) – British immigration officers have raided nearly 300 nail salons and arrested 97 people, mostly from Vietnam, for suspected immigration offences as part of a drive to tackle modern slavery, the Home Office said on Wednesday.
Manila residents speak out about Duterte’s war on drugs
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte completes six months in charge on Friday, with the rising death toll from his war on drugs showing no sign of easing.
Indian train derails injuring 61; latest crash to raise concern
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A train derailed in India on Wednesday injuring 61 people, police and rail officials said, the third significant accident in recent months that have raised concern about the safety of the ageing rail network.
French police arrest man suspected of planning New Year’s eve attack: source
PARIS (Reuters) – Police in south west France have arrested a man suspected of having planned an attack on New Year’s eve, a police source said on Wednesday.
Turkey and Russia agree on proposal toward Syrian ceasefire, Anadolu says
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey and Russia have agreed on a proposal toward a general ceasefire in Syria, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency said on Wednesday, and will aim to put it into effect by midnight.
Dozens of Boko Haram fighters surrender in southern Niger
NIAMEY (Reuters) – Dozens of Boko Haram fighters have given themselves up to authorities in southern Niger, the interior minister said, days after the Islamist group suffered key losses over the border in Nigeria.
Mexico eyes border, migration as leverage in talks with Trump
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico aims to defend free trade with the United States by using border security and immigration policy to gain leverage in talks with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump after he takes office next month, senior officials say.
China upset at name change of de facto Japan embassy in Taiwan
BEIJING (Reuters) – China expressed dissatisfaction on Wednesday after Japan’s de facto embassy in self-ruled Taiwan, which Beijing considers a breakaway province, said it would change its name to include the word Taiwan.
Number of migrants who left Germany voluntarily rises sharply in 2016
BERLIN (Reuters) – Around 55,000 migrants who were not eligible for or were refused asylum left Germany voluntarily between January and November 2016, up by 20,000 from the total number who left voluntarily in 2015, a newspaper reported on Wednesday.
