EU urges members to accelerate security cooperation after attacks
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union on Wednesday urged speedier adoption of measures to toughen security and counter-terrorism coordination among member states after the Islamic State attacks in Brussels and Paris.
Greek PM says migrant flows decreased after EU-Turkey deal
ATHENS (Reuters) – Migrant flows to Greece have decreased markedly in recent months, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Wednesday, defending his government’s support of a deal between the European Union and Turkey to tackle the migrant crisis….
Rouhani clashes with Iranian police over undercover hijab agents
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s president criticized the use of thousands of undercover morality police in Tehran to report on young women who are not wearing a full Islamic hijab or those who play loud music in their cars.
South Sudan peace deal at risk over rebel leader’s delay: monitors
JUBA (Reuters) – South Sudan’s government and rebels on Wednesday accused each other of hindering rebel leader Riek Machar’s return to the capital to form a unity government, with monitors of a peace deal warning the delay was putting the agreement at …
U.S. says North Korean remittances at risk if it conducts nuclear test
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A fifth North Korean nuclear test could trigger new sanctions including an effort to choke off hard currency earnings by its workers abroad, the top U.S. diplomat for the Asia-Pacific region has said.
Thai police say 15 bomb suspects at large as two appear in court
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai police cannot find 15 suspects in connection with a bomb at a shrine in Bangkok last year that killed 20 people, an officer said on Wednesday, as two ethnic Uighur Muslims from China accused of involvement appeared in a militar…
France to extend state of emergency to cover Euro 2016 soccer tournament
PARIS (Reuters) – France plans to extend the state of emergency in place since November’s attacks on Paris for a further two months to ensure security at the Euro 2016 soccer tournament, Prime Minister Manuel Valls said on Wednesday.
Japan’s PM Abe not expected to call snap election: spokesman
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s top government spokesman said on Wednesday he did not think Prime Minister Shinzo Abe would call a snap election although it was up to him to decide.
China suspends G20 anti-corruption task force: sources
HONG KONG (Reuters) – China suspended an international anti-corruption task force earlier this year after taking over the G20 presidency, according to six individuals in the group, who called it a setback to global efforts to crack down on shell compan…
Communist Laos appoints new president, prime minister
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Laos’s National Assembly on Wednesday appointed Communist Party chief Bounnhang Vorachit as the country’s new president and named foreign minister Thongloun Sisoulith as prime minister.
