Germany expanding military ranks to counter Islamist, cyber threats
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany plans to add 7,000 military jobs and 4,400 civilians to its armed forces over the next seven years to help tackle demands such as cybersecurity and the fight against Islamic State, its defense minister said on Tuesday.
German court rejects Erdogan bid for injunction against media CEO
BERLIN (Reuters) – A German court on Tuesday rejected a request by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan for a preliminary injunction preventing the head of German publisher Axel Springer repeating a derogatory term.
Syrian refugees beaten, shot by Turkish border guards: rights group
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish border guards have beaten and shot Syrians trying to reach Turkey, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday, as fighting in the border province of Aleppo intensifies threatening to force more people to flee.
North Korea’s Kim caps rare congress with colorful mass rally
PYONGYANG (Reuters) – Thousands of ecstatic North Koreans joined a mass rally and parade on Tuesday as leader Kim Jong Un capped off the consolidation of his power at a ruling party congress at which he formalized its claim to be a nuclear weapons powe…
Thailand to release eight anti-junta activists on bail
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand will release on Tuesday eight activists detained for posting Facebook comments critical of the ruling junta and a military-backed draft constitution, a lawyer for the group said.
Afghan Taliban tighten squeeze on Helmand capital
LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Taliban insurgents killed at least 15 Afghan policemen when they overran two checkpoints in Helmand province in an attack on Tuesday that sharply increased pressure on the beleaguered provincial capital of Lashkar G…
Tired of waiting, Greece’s migrants turn to business to survive
IDOMENI, Greece (Reuters) – Within sight of a razor wire fence guarded by Macedonian police, 35-year-old Iraqi migrant Saima Hodep rolls dough with an old steel water pipe outside her tent, in preparation for customers for her unleavened bread.
Ex-NATO and U.S. defense chiefs warn UK against EU exit
LONDON (Reuters) – Former NATO secretary generals warned on Tuesday that a British exit from the European Union would help enemies of the West while ex-U.S. foreign and defense chiefs cautioned that Britain would have less clout outside the bloc.
Philippines’ election victor Duterte plans government overhaul
DAVAO, Philippines (Reuters) – The Philippines’ president-elect, rough-talking city mayor Rodrigo Duterte, announced plans on Tuesday for an overhaul of the country’s system of government that would devolve power from “imperial Manila” to long-neglecte…
Air strikes kill 10 in Syria’s Idlib province: monitoring group
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Air strikes on a town in Idlib province in Syria’s northwest killed at least 10 people on Tuesday, monitoring group the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported.
