EU says ready to help Turkey in steps to secure visa-free travel
ANKARA (Reuters) – The European Union’s migration commissioner said on Thursday that Turkey had made progress in a deal to secure visa-free travel for Turkish citizens in the EU but that Ankara still had to meet some benchmarks before implementation.
Gabon opposition leader says two killed, many wounded after disputed vote
LIBREVILLE (Reuters) – Gabon opposition leader Jean Ping said on Thursday two people were killed and many wounded when the presidential guard and police attacked his party’s headquarters overnight after an election narrowly won by President Ali Bongo.
Public felt ill-informed in EU referendum campaign, says reform society
LONDON (Reuters) – The conduct of Britain’s EU referendum showed “glaring democratic deficiencies,” according to a report on Thursday by the Electoral Reform Society (ERS), which called for a review into how referendums are run.
After lifetime with the poor, Mother Teresa speeds to sainthood
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Affectionately called the “saint of the gutters” during her lifetime, Mother Teresa of Calcutta will be made an official saint of the Roman Catholic Church on Sunday, just 19 years after her death.
Down but not out, Germany’s Merkel weighs another run
GREIFSWALD, Germany (Reuters) – The one year anniversary of Angela Merkel’s fateful decision to open Germany’s borders to hundreds of thousands of refugees has brought scrutiny, criticism and a flurry of new questions about her leadership.
Turkish Defence Ministry discharges 820 personnel from land, naval forces
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s Defence Ministry has discharged 820 personnel from the land and naval forces, the ministry said in a statement released on Thursday on its Twitter account.
South Africa’s Gordhan complied fully with police: lawyers
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has complied fully with a police investigation into him, his lawyers said on Thursday, in the latest round of a public row that has hit local markets.
Cluster bombs kill more than 400 people, over a third of them children
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – More than 400 people were killed by cluster bombs in 2015, most of them dying in Syria, Yemen and Ukraine, which have not signed up to a treaty banning the weapon, an international anti-cluster bomb coalition said …
Cambodia opposition senator loses immunity amid fears for free speech
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Cambodia’s Senate stripped an opposition senator of immunity from prosecution on Thursday, allowing a court to charge her over comments about Prime Minister Hun Sen amid increasing nervousness over speaking out against the govern…
Turkish aid agency says to deliver aid to Syria’s Jarablus
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s disaster management agency AFAD said on Thursday it had started work on delivering aid to the Syrian border town of Jarablus, where Syrian rebels backed by Turkish tanks and special forces pushed out Islamic State fighters l…
