Dangerous migrant smuggling routes flourish in lawless Libya
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – After a flurry of boat departures that sent hundreds of migrants to their deaths in the Mediterranean, survivors told police they had been kept for weeks on one meal a day in holding houses near the Libyan shore.
Number of migrant bodies recovered on west Libyan coast rises to 85: Red Crescent
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – The bodies of at least 85 migrants who drowned trying to cross the Mediterranean have been washed up near the western Libyan city of Zuwara, a Red Crescent official said on Thursday.
Germany triggers Turkish outcry with Armenian genocide vote
BERLIN/ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey recalled its ambassador to Germany on Thursday in protest against a parliament resolution declaring the 1915 massacre of Armenians by Ottoman forces a genocide at a time when Europe is looking for Ankara’s help in the …
Chilean ex-soldier faces U.S. trial in death of singer Victor Jara
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – An army lieutenant under late Chilean strongman Augusto Pinochet will face a civil trial in Florida this month for his involvement in the 1973 murder of Chilean folk singer Victor Jara, the U.S. human rights group bringing the suit…
Three Syrians arrested in Germany suspected of planning attack
BERLIN (Reuters) – Three Syrian men with suspected links to Islamic State have been arrested in Germany on suspicion of planning a large-scale attack in the western city of Duesseldorf, the federal prosecutor said on Thursday.
U.S. not bringing specific proposals to Middle East peace talks in Paris
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will not bring any specific proposals at a Paris conference meant to set out a framework for fresh negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians nor has it decided what, if any role, it may play in the French e…
Brazil considers blocking Venezuela from Mercosur presidency: source
BRASILIA (Reuters) – The Brazilian government may help block Venezuela from taking the rotating presidency of the Mercosur trade group this month, a move it would make in part to prevent beleaguered Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro from strengthening h…
Philippines’ Duterte offers no apology for attacks on media
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Thousands evacuated as France declares emergency over floods
PARIS/LONGJUMEAU (Reuters) – Torrential rains across France forced thousands of people from their homes and saw stranded motorists rescued by soldiers as flood waters rose, while in Paris a metro line was shut and staff at the Louvre museum were told t…
Philippines’ Duterte denounced for defending killing of some journalists
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