Refugee crisis creating ‘significant problems’ for Greek economy: OECD
ATHENS (Reuters) – Europe’s refugee crisis is posing risks for the Greek economy and the debt-laden country needs substantial help to deal with the migratory flows, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development said on Thursday.
U.S., allies stage 20 strikes against Islamic State in Iraq, Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies conducted 20 strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria on Wednesday, the coalition leading the operation said.
Russia has signaled closure of U.N. rights office in Moscow: Zeid
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations human rights chief said on Thursday that the Russian government had indicated it would close his Moscow office, and he decried what he called the shrinking space for dissent.
Serb nationalist defies U.N. war crimes court, burns EU, NATO flags
BELGRADE (Reuters) – A Serbian ultra-nationalist who is resisting an order from a U.N. court to return to The Hague to hear the verdict in his war crimes trial flaunted his defiance on Thursday by holding up burning EU and NATO flags outside a Belgrade…
Egyptian leftist Sabahy eyes united opposition to challenge Sisi
CAIRO (Reuters) – A prominent opponent of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Egypt’s fragmented pro-democracy opposition parties had “failed” the country and he vowed to forge a new movement able to provide a genuine alternative to the current governm…
Are UK’s tabloids falling out of love with Prince William and Kate?
LONDON (Reuters) – For the last six years, Prince William and his wife Kate have been the darlings of the world’s media, gracing the front pages of newspapers and magazines across the globe with their good looks, easy charm and two photogenic children …
Third of Kenyan budget lost to corruption: anti-graft chief
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya is losing a third of its state budget – the equivalent of about $6 billion – to corruption every year, the country’s new anti-graft chief told Reuters, saying his agency was badly short of staff and modern equipment to tackle …
Killer of South African anti-apartheid hero Hani to be freed on parole
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The convicted killer of South African anti-apartheid leader Chris Hani will be freed on parole in two weeks after more than 20 years in prison, a Pretoria court ruled on Thursday.
New Islamic State leader in Libya says group ‘stronger every day’
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – A senior Islamic State militant has said in an interview identifying him as the new leader of the jihadists’ Libyan offshoot that the extremist organization is getting “stronger every day” in the north African country.
Israeli official links Netanyahu’s canceled U.S. trip to defense aid hold-up
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A hold-up over a new U.S. defense package for Israel was behind Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to forgo a meeting with President Barack Obama in Washington this month, a senior Israeli official said on Thursday.
