Brazil security official steps down ahead of Rio Olympics
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – The commander of a Brazilian security force involved in preparations for the upcoming Olympics in Rio de Janeiro has stepped down amid reports that he criticized embattled President Dilma Rousseff in a message to subordinates…
Argentina hikes bus, train ticket prices amid job cut protests
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Commuters in Argentina’s capital will see a 100 percent increase for train and bus tickets starting next month under a plan announced on Thursday as part of the new president’s fiscal austerity push.
Turkey’s Erdogan sees positive outcome to talks with Israel next month
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday he expected a meeting of Turkish and Israeli officials next month to yield positive results, after the sides collaborated closely following a bomb attack in Istanbul that killed I…
Hundreds of thousands protest at French labor reforms
PARIS (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of workers and high-school students joined protest marches across France on Wednesday to challenge plans to loosen the country’s protective labor laws that unions say favor businesses.
Air strikes kill 21 Islamic State members in east Syria: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – At least 21 Islamic State members were killed in air strikes in Syria’s eastern city of Deir al-Zor, a monitoring group said on Thursday.
Lebanese police free 75 girls from sex traffickers
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese security forces have broken up a human trafficking network and freed 75 girls, mostly Syrians, they said were beaten and forced into prostitution.
Turkey detains suspected killer of downed Russian pilot: report
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish authorities have detained a man suspected of killing a Russian pilot after his plane was shot down by a Turkish jet near the Syrian-Turkish border last November, Turkey’s Hurriyet newspaper reported on Thursday.
Greece, Turkey take legal short-cuts in race to return migrants
BRUSSELS/ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece and Turkey are rushing through changes to their asylum rules in a race to implement a EU-Turkey agreement on the return of refugees and migrants from Greek islands to Turkey from next Monday, EU officials and diplomat…
Kenya’s Kenyatta chides opposition after speech disrupted
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta challenged the opposition on Thursday to come up with alternative policies rather than indulging in the “sport” of criticising after whistling opposition lawmakers disrupted his annual speech to parli…
Mali captures militant Islamist leader on Mauritanian border
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Authorities in Mali have arrested a man considered to be one of the main Islamist insurgent leaders operating in the south of the country, a hub for the expansion of militancy in West Africa, defense and intelligence sources said on …
