Airports say Schengen collapse would force costly terminal redesigns
BERLIN (Reuters) – A collapse of Europe’s 26-nation Schengen zone of passport-free travel would create major congestion and cost larger airports hundreds of millions of euros to redesign terminals, airports association ACI Europe said on Wednesday.
Syrian government forces open new battle with rebels in northwest
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian government forces launched an attack on Wednesday to capture a rebel-held hill in north-western Syria, a rebel official and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported, an expansion of operations that have continued in th…
43 Kurdish YPG fighters killed in Syria in battle with Islamic State
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian Kurdish YPG militia said on Wednesday 43 of its fighters were killed when Islamic State militants attacked the town of Tel Abyad on the Turkish border at the weekend.
Taliban claim blast that killed two Pakistani staff of U.S. consulate
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A faction of the Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility on Wednesday for a roadside bombing that killed two Pakistani employees of a U.S. consulate.
Anti-immigrant ‘Soldiers of Odin’ expand from Finland to Nordics, Baltics
TALLINN/OSLO (Reuters) – The Soldiers of Odin, self-proclaimed patriots who have patrolled the streets of some cities in Finland saying they want to protect locals from immigrants, have begun appearing in other Nordic and Baltic countries, worrying aut…
Turkey says offers to sign migrant readmission agreements with 14 countries
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey has offered to sign readmission agreements with 14 countries, the foreign ministry’s spokesman said on Wednesday, a move which would enable it to more quickly take back migrants rejected by the European Union.
Pope says Church does not want ‘dirty money’
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The Catholic Church does not want people to donate “dirty money” earned by abusing low-paid workers, Pope Francis said on Wednesday.
Woman on trial in Russia says Allah ordered her to behead child
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A woman suspected of beheading a child in her care before brandishing the severed head outside a Moscow metro station said on Wednesday Allah had ordered her to commit the crime.
Turkey says has hit only Islamic State targets since ceasefire started
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey has hit only Islamic State targets in Syria since the start of a ceasefire this weekend, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Wednesday, adding the Syrian government and Russia have been carrying out bombardments since the tru…
New coalition commander inherits raging war in Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) – U.S. Army General John Campbell stepped down as commander of the NATO-led coalition in Afghanistan on Wednesday, capping an 18-month tenure that saw the alliance transition from regular combat to a training-focused mission as war cont…
