Amnesty says ‘serious flaws’ mar Greek side of EU-Turkey migrants’ deal
ATHENS (Reuters) – Migrants held on the Greek islands Lesbos and Chios live in “appalling” conditions with little access to legal aid or information about their fate under a European Union agreement that will send some back to Turkey, Amnesty Internati…
Brazil government confident can defeat impeachment: attorney general
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s attorney general Jose Eduardo Cardozo said on Thursday that President Dilma Rousseff’s government is absolutely confident it has the votes to block an attempt to impeach her in the lower house of Congress.
Iceland protesters call for govt to quit, want immediate vote
REYKJAVIK (Reuters) – Icelanders, not satisfied with the departure of the prime minister and a promise to hold elections this autumn, took to the streets again on Thursday to demand the government quit over the Panama Papers leaks.
Belgium launches appeal to find ‘man in hat’ bombing suspect
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgian prosecutors appealed for help in finding a man suspected of leaving a bomb at Brussels Airport on March 22, saying they were eager to find a coat he had discarded and to speak to people who saw him on his hour-long walk bac…
U.S. gently presses Bahrain on rights, praises security ties
MANAMA (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry gently pressed Bahrain on human rights on Thursday as he praised security cooperation with the Gulf monarchy, where the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet is based in part as a bulwark against Iran.
Turkey investigating Russian claims on smuggled Syrian antiquities
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey is investigating Russian claims that Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq have profited from smuggling stolen antiquities through its territory, but it believes the charges are politically motivated, a Turkish official …
Spanish opposition parties fail to agree on coalition government
MADRID (Reuters) – Talks among three Spanish opposition parties on Thursday made no progress towards forming a coalition government, a senior party official said, increasing the likelihood of a second general election in June.
Argentine prosecutor calls for Macri probe over ‘Panama Papers’
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – An Argentine prosecutor on Thursday asked a judge to open an investigation into President Mauricio Macri’s connection with offshore companies as revealed by the “Panama Papers” leak which has shone a light on the financial sche…
Islamic State fighters in Libya doubled but militias check growth: U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Islamic State has doubled its fighters in Libya to between 4,000 and 6,000 in the last 12 to 18 months but militias in the North African nation have limited the hardline militants’ growth, the commander of U.S. forces in Africa s…
U.N. Syria envoy delays peace talks to ensure players are serious
GENEVA (Reuters) – The start of a new round of peace talks on the Syrian war has been pushed back by two days so that U.N. mediator Staffan de Mistura can travel to Damascus and Tehran to sound out their position on a political transition, the envoy sa…
