Iran says missile tests not violation of nuclear deal: state TV
ANKARA (Reuters) – Iran said on Thursday that its test-firing of ballistic missiles, designed to be able to hit Israel, were not a violation of a landmark nuclear deal reached in 2015 with six major powers, state TV quoted a senior official as saying.
Rubbish piles up in Spain’s Malaga on tenth day of strike
MALAGA (Reuters) – A strike by refuse collectors in the Spanish city of Malaga entered its 10th day on Thursday, resulting in huge piles of rubbish clogging the streets and raising concerns the smell and mess could put off tourists ahead of the Easter …
Five Afghans, including baby, drown trying to reach Greece from Turkey
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Five Afghans, including two children and a six-month old baby, drowned in the Aegean overnight trying to reach Greece as Turkey starts to implement an EU agreement to curb illegal migration.
Turkey detains 10 suspected Islamic State members in raids
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Turkish police detained 10 suspected members of Islamic State in raids in the mainly Kurdish city of Bingol in southeastern Turkey, and accused them of recruiting and preparing an attack, security sources said on Thursday…
Merkel risks bruising in crunch German votes
BERLIN (Reuters) – Isolated in Europe, Chancellor Angela Merkel faces a big test at home on Sunday when three German states vote in elections that risk eroding her base and undermining the migrant policy on which she has staked her legacy.
Seven Kurdish militants killed in clash in southeast: sources
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Seven Kurdish militants were killed in a gun battle in southeast Turkey’s largest city Diyarbakir on Thursday, security sources said, a day after security forces declared an end to operations there.
Congo activists urge government to pass new mining code
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Activist groups in Democratic Republic of Congo urged the government on Thursday to revive plans for a new mining code, saying the higher revenues it would generate were vital to supporting a young democracy.
Myanmar’s NLD names Suu Kyi confidant as presidential candidate
NAYPYITAW (Reuters) – Myanmar’s National League for Democracy (NLD) proposed a close friend of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi as its presidential candidate on Thursday, ending a four-month wait for the identity of the president expected to rule in her…
West Bank teachers’ strike leaves 500,000 children at home for weeks
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – For a month, more than 25,000 teachers in the West Bank have been on strike over pay and benefits, causing chaos for schools, pupils and parents, and prompting the Palestinian Authority to deploy military police on the s…
Brazil reform agenda to hinge on political crisis: minister
BRASILIA (Reuters) – The Brazilian government will monitor political tensions before deciding whether to move ahead with a controversial bill to reform Brazil’s pension system in April, Pension and Labor Minister Miguel Rossetto told Reuters.
