Turkish developer confident Syria wall in place by spring
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey will finish building a wall along its 900 km (560-mile) border with Syria by next April, the head of one of its main developers said on Friday, in an attempt by Ankara to prevent Islamic State from entering the country.
Amazonian tribe in Peru says it will block new oil drilling plans
LIMA (Reuters) – An indigenous federation opposed to a recently approved plan for oil drilling in the Peruvian Amazon said on Friday that native communities will physically block any attempt by oil companies to operate on their lands.
OSCE members urge parties to Ukraine conflict to meet commitments
HAMBURG (Reuters) – Member states of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) agree on the need for the parties to the conflict in eastern Ukraine to meet their commitments to end the violence there, the group’s chairman said on F…
Islamic State looks to regroup in Libya after losing Sirte
TUNIS (Reuters) – Islamic State has lost senior figures in an unsuccessful seven-month battle to defend its coastal stronghold in Libya, but there are already signs it will try to fight back through sleeper cells and desert brigades.
Suicide bombs kill 30 in northeast Nigerian town: army spokesman
YOLA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Two female suicide bombers blew themselves up in the northeastern Nigerian town of Madagali on Friday, killing 30 people and wounding 57, an army spokesman said.
Spanish parliament to consider sending more military to Iraq
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s parliament will decide whether to send an extra 125 soldiers to assist in the fight against Islamic State in Iraq, where they have provided training to local troops, the Defense Ministry said on Friday.
EU to extend economic sanctions on Russia after leaders meet on December 15
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union will extend by six months its main economic sanctions on Russia over the conflict in Ukraine after the bloc’s leaders meet in Brussels on Dec. 15, diplomatic sources and officials said on Friday.
Dutch court convicts anti-Islam politician Wilders of inciting discrimination
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A Dutch court on Friday convicted politician Geert Wilders of insulting a group and inciting discrimination, but it imposed no penalty on him.
Supreme court deal saves Temer’s reform, hurts Brazil’s credibility
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Michel Temer personally intervened behind the scenes to defuse a clash between the Supreme Court and the Senate this week in an effort to ensure the passage of flagship spending cuts that have revived investor c…
Spanish police arrest 71 people, seize counterfeit goods
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish police arrested 71 people on Friday for allegedly selling counterfeit goods, in the country’s biggest crackdown to date against intellectual property theft and money laundering, the Interior Ministry said.
