France’s Hollande sends labor bill to parliament in face of rebellion
PARIS (Reuters) – After weeks of sometimes violent protests, France’s socialist government sent a bill to parliament on Tuesday that seeks to soften labor laws despite every chance that rebels within President Francois Hollande’s ruling party will shoo…
Clashes near Damascus despite truce there, five killed in Aleppo
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Fighting erupted east of Damascus on overnight Tuesday despite a temporary truce announced by the Syrian army in that area, a war monitor said, and rebel group Jaish al-Islam said it had lost ground to the government there.
China slashes influential Communist Youth League’s budget
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s influential Communist Youth League has had its budget slashed by more than 50 percent for this year, a state-run newspaper reported on Tuesday, after the organization came under fire in official media over graft scandals an…
Turkey to abolish visas for Greek Cypriots as part of EU deal – Turkish official
ANKARA (Reuters) – Greek Cypriots will no longer require visas to visit Turkey under an EU-Turkey agreement on visa liberalization but this does not amount to Turkish recognition of Cyprus, a Turkish official said on Tuesday.
UK voters fear Scottish independence more than leaving EU: poll
EDINBURGH (Reuters) – Britons are more worried about the prospect of Scotland gaining independence than of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union, a poll published on Tuesday found.
China to investigate hospital dying student found on search engine
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s health ministry will investigate a hospital that a university student turned to for cancer treatment after seeking information on the Baidu Inc search engine, a state health commission said on Tuesday.
Air strikes hit Islamic State stronghold in Syria: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – More than 35 air strikes hit Islamic State’s de facto capital in Syria overnight, killing at least 13 people and wounding many in the city of Raqqa, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
Spanish police arrest four accused of promoting Islamist militancy
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish police arrested four people on the outskirts of Madrid on Tuesday accused of promoting Islamist militancy via social media, the Interior Ministry said.
After brawl, Turkish parliament committee votes to lift lawmakers’ immunity
ANKARA (Reuters) – A Turkish parliamentary committee approved late on Monday a bill that strips deputies of immunity from prosecution, paving the way for legislation that members of the pro-Kurdish opposition say is designed to target them and suppress…
Fire destroys 50 shelters in Myanmar camp for displaced: witness
YANGON (Reuters) – A fire destroyed about 50 shelters on Tuesday in a camp for internally displaced people in Myanmar’s western Rakhine State, a witness said.
