UK Labour Party can exclude new members from leadership vote, court rules
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition Labour Party won the right to exclude new members from voting in its ongoing leadership contest on Friday after a successful legal appeal – a decision which party leader Jeremy Corbyn criticized as legally and de…
Don’t demonize refugees, U.N. says, as poll reveals negative attitudes
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The United Nations warned against “demonizing” refugees on Friday, after a global poll revealed 60 percent of people thought Islamic extremists were posing as refugees.
Dutch army to help police as security at Amsterdam airport extended again
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Security measures in and around Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport have been extended again, probably to last throughout the holiday season, and will include soldiers helping border police check cars and trains.
Torture, sexual violence on rise in Burundi: U.N. experts
GENEVA (Reuters) – Torture is on the rise against government critics detained in Burundi and security forces are using sexual violence against women during protests and searches, United Nations human rights experts said on Friday.
Conjoined twins evacuated to Damascus, among 20 urgent cases: WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) – Conjoined twin baby boys in Syria were being evacuated across lines from a rebel stronghold to Damascus Children’s Hospital on Friday, the first of at least 20 patients who need urgent transfers to be saved, the World Health Organiza…
Air strikes near Yemen’s capital wound six: residents
CAIRO (Reuters) – Saudi-led coalition jets bombed rebel positions in Yemen’s capital Sanaa on Friday for a fourth consecutive day, residents said, in renewed fighting following the breakdown of peace talks.
Cleric sought by Turkey says will return only if independent body finds him guilty
PARIS (Reuters) – A U.S.-based Muslim cleric accused by Ankara of masterminding last month’s failed coup said on Friday he would only hand himself over to Turkish authorities if an independent international investigative body first found him guilty.
Turkish sailors sentenced to 42 years for UK’s biggest cocaine haul
LONDON (Reuters) – Two Turkish sailors were jailed for a total of 42 years on Friday after their attempt to smuggle a huge haul of cocaine into Europe was thwarted, partly due to some swift international co-operation between Britain and Tanzania.
Merkel support slips as attacks put spotlight on migrant policy
BERLIN (Reuters) – Approval ratings for German Chancellor Angela Merkel fell sharply last month, a poll showed on Friday, in the second sign of a voter backlash to her refugee policy since Islamist militant attacks in Germany last month.
Support for Libyan unity government ‘crumbling’: U.N. envoy
ZURICH (Reuters) – Support for the U.N.-backed unity government in Libya is “crumbling” amid increased power outages and a weakening currency that is hitting crucial imports, the United Nations’ envoy to the embattled north African country told a newsp…
