Turkish parliament strips MPs of immunity in blow to Kurdish opposition
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s parliament on Friday approved stripping its members of immunity from prosecution, a move likely to see the pro-Kurdish opposition sidelined, ease President Tayyip Erdogan’s path to stronger powers, and raise concern among We…
Phone polls skewed toward “In” ahead of Britain’s EU referendum: YouGov
LONDON (Reuters) – British pollster YouGov said on Friday that online polls were doing a better job than phone polls of finding representative samples of voters before a referendum on whether Britain should leave the European Union.
Paris attacks suspect refuses to speak at French hearing
PARIS (Reuters) – The man prosecutors believe is the sole survivor of the Islamist group that attacked Paris last November appeared before a French investigating judge on Friday, but refused to say anything about the assault in which 130 people were ki…
Migrants test ‘closed’ Balkan borders to chase European dream
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Fifty young men line up in a Belgrade park where aid workers hand them supplies for the journey ahead – a backpack each, containing a torch, phone and blanket.
NATO may rely on five battalions to deter Russia, Britain says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO’s build-up in eastern Europe could include up to 3,500 troops, Britain said on Friday, stressing that the planned deployments would not be aggressive toward Russia.
Israel defense chief quits, warns of “extremist” rise under Netanyahu
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s defense minister resigned on Friday, saying the nation was being taken over by “extremist and dangerous elements” after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu moved to replace him with a far-right politician in an effort to st…
China says more than 40 countries support its stance on South China Sea dispute
BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Friday more than 40 countries support its position on an international legal case brought by the Philippines over its claims in the South China Sea.
Vietnam rights record puts Obama in a fix as U.S. seeks new Asian alliance
HANOI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With police watching his home around the clock, Vietnamese blogger Huynh Ngoc Chenh sneaked out through a back door and reappeared the next day in a public square to hold a one-man, anti-government protest.
Snubbed by West, Russia rolls out red carpet for Asian leaders
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – The Kremlin has seized on the visit by southeast Asian leaders for a summit as an opportunity to show Russia still has friends on the international stage, despite being cold-shouldered by the West over the conflict in Ukraine….
Betting odds indicate 79 percent probability of a British vote to stay in the EU
LONDON (Reuters) – Betting odds on Friday indicated a 79 percent implied probability of Britain voting to stay in the European Union in a June 23 referendum, according to Betfair.
