Syrian army secures road to Aleppo: state TV
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian army secured a road into the government-held side of Aleppo that was captured by rebels last month and was expected to open it soon for civilians, state-owned al-Ikhbariya TV reported on Friday.
U.N. says U.S.-Russia talks on Syria crucial as aid stops rolling in
GENEVA (Reuters) – The Syrian government has effectively stopped aid convoys this month and the besieged city of Aleppo is close to running out of fuel, making U.S.-Russian peace talks in Geneva on Friday even more urgent, the United Nations said.
Dozens held as teachers protest suspensions in Turkey’s southeast, union says
DIYARBAKIR (Reuters) – Turkish police detained dozens of people and used water cannon on Friday to disperse several hundred teachers demonstrating against their suspension from classrooms in the largely Kurdish city of Diyarbakir, union sources said an…
Norway’s PM attacks Facebook ‘censorship’ over Vietnam photo
OSLO (Reuters) – Norway’s prime minister accused Facebook Inc on Friday of censorship after it deleted an iconic Vietnam War era news photograph of a naked girl fleeing a napalm attack from pages, including her own.
Germany’s Steinmeier sees Turkey decision on air base as signal for dialogue
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Friday said he viewed Ankara’s decision to allow German lawmakers to visit a Turkish air base as “political signal” of its willingness to resume dialogue with Berlin after significan…
Tusk to ask EU states to help stop illegal migrants reaching Bulgaria
TALLINN (Reuters) – European Council President Donald Tusk will next week ask EU leaders to approve sending guards and equipment to Bulgaria to help protect its border against flows of illegal migrants from Turkey, following complaints from Sofia.
Britain’s May tackles education, appeals to Brexit voters
LONDON (Reuters) – Setting her sights on making Britain “the world’s great meritocracy”, Prime Minister Theresa May unveiled reforms to widen opportunity in schools on Friday in an appeal to “frustrated” Britons who voted to leave the EU.
Trapped, shaken Mont Blanc cable car passengers brought to safety
CHAMONIX, France (Reuters) – Thirty-three tourists who were trapped overnight in cable cars high above the glaciers of Mont Blanc were brought to safety on Friday morning after technicians repaired tangled cables, the operator said.
Colombians would vote in favor of peace in plebiscite – poll
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombian voters will back a peace deal with Marxist FARC rebels in a plebiscite, according to an opinion poll released on Friday, in encouraging news for President Juan Manuel Santos, who wants the electorate to ratify the measure t…
Thailand names new army chief from outside dominant faction
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej on Friday endorsed a new army chief in an annual reshuffle, an appointment from outside the faction that has dominated the army for several years, surprising some experts.
