Northern Ireland murder case over 1998 Omagh bombing collapses
BELFAST (Reuters) – Prosecutors in Northern Ireland withdrew their case on Tuesday against a man they believed was responsible for 29 murders in the 1998 Omagh bombing – the worst attack in decades of violence in the province.
Anti-torture committee warns Greece on over-crowded prisons, police violence
ATHENS (Reuters) – The Council of Europe, which safeguards human rights and the rule of law across the region, has criticized Greece for police violence and poor conditions in its over-crowded prisons, urging Athens to overhaul a system reaching “break…
Turkey closes media outlets seized from Gulen-linked owner
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish authorities have shut down media businesses seized last year from Koza Ipek Holding, a conglomerate linked to a U.S.-based preacher accused of plotting against President Tayyip Erdogan, according to an exchange filing.
Tunisia backs plan to host German troops to train Libyan army
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s government backs a plan for German forces to come to the country to train troops from neighboring Libya for the fight against Islamic State militants, the Tunisian defense minister said on Tuesday.
Cameron’s morning after: how Brexit divorce gets messy
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – If Britons vote to leave the European Union in their June 23 referendum, Prime Minister David Cameron can effectively file the divorce papers in person to fellow EU leaders the next morning in Brussels.
Exclusive: Italian killed in Egypt was interrogated for days – forensics expert
(Reuters) – An Egyptian forensics official has told the public prosecutor’s office the autopsy he conducted on an Italian student showed he was interrogated for up to seven days before he was killed, two prosecution sources said.
Afghan troops pull out of more posts in volatile south
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan forces have pulled back from strongpoints in the southern province of Uruzgan, continuing a withdrawal which began last month when they abandoned two districts in the neighboring province of Helmand to the Taliban, officials sa…
Turkey’s top judge defends court independence after Erdogan criticism
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s top judge asserted his court’s independence on Tuesday after President Tayyip Erdogan and the justice minister both criticized a ruling that the detention of two prominent journalists had violated their rights.
Slovakia’s Fico set for election win, reinforcing central Europe’s EU dissenters
BRATISLAVA (Reuters) – Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is on course to win another term in parliamentary elections on Saturday, maintaining an anti-immigration alliance with his European Union neighbors, Hungary’s Viktor Orban and Poland’s Jaroslaw K…
Executed Pakistani hailed as hero of Islam for supporting blasphemy law
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of supporters on Tuesday cheered and threw flowers at the casket of a bodyguard executed for killing the governor of Pakistan’s most populous province over his call to reform a strict blasphemy law.
