Clashes break out as France begins clearing Calais migrant camp
CALAIS, France (Reuters) – Clashes with police broke out on Monday as work got underway to clear part of the shanty town outside Calais in northern France where migrants are trying to reach Britain.
Greek PM says lenders could return for bailout review in early March
ATHENS (Reuters) – International lenders could return to Greece within the first 10 days of March to complete a bailout review, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Tuesday, a move desperately needed by Athens to move on to debt relief talks.
New Taiwan president’s dilemma: to host or not to host the Dalai Lama?
BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan President-elect Tsai Ing-wen’s diplomatic honeymoon with China could be shortlived if she allows the Dalai Lama to visit the self-ruled democratic island that Beijing claims as its own, two senior political sources sai…
Mexico reports fresh theft of radioactive material
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican authorities were searching on Monday for a container of radioactive material used for industrial X-rays that was stolen along with a car in central Mexico this weekend, the latest in a series of such case in the country….
Suicide bombings kill 40 in eastern Iraq, eight west of Baghdad
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – At least 40 people were killed by a suicide bomber at a funeral in Iraq’s eastern province of Diyala while a suicide blast at a security checkpoint in Baghdad’s western outskirts killed eight members of the security forces, police s…
Portugal nominates ex-refugee chief for U.N. secretary-general
LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s government has proposed Antonio Guterres, a former UN high commissioner for refugees, as a candidate for secretary-general of the United Nations, it said on Monday.
Egypt PM says government will present program to parliament in March
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s government will present its policy program to parliament during the second half of March, Prime Minister Sherif Ismail said in a televised interview on Monday.
Trudeau, Canadian provinces set for tough climate change talks
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faces a challenging day of climate change talks on Thursday with leaders of the country’s 10 provinces, one of whom opposes a key part of Ottawa’s plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Brazil’s justice minister quits in internal row over graft probe
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s justice minister has resigned amid a firestorm in the ruling Workers’ Party over his failure to curb a corruption probe that has targeted prominent figures including the country’s popular former president, Luiz Inacio Lula…
Support for Merkel rises, but doubts over refugee policy remain
BERLIN (Reuters) – Popular support for German Chancellor Angela Merkel has bounced back after hitting a 4-1/2 year low in February, a poll indicated on Monday, but a majority of voters are still sceptical her government will be able to reduce the refug…
