Migrants freed from Greek detention, trapped in limbo on islands
ATHENS (Reuters) – Migrants and refugees are being freed from detention centres in Greece but remain trapped on its islands until their asylum requests are processed, exposing them to dire living conditions and even the risk of people smugglers, human …
Drawing on history, Cameron argues Britain is safer in the EU
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain needs the European Union to help fight Islamic State and rebuff a “newly belligerent” Russia, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Monday, making a “big, bold, patriotic case” for membership of the bloc.
Top U.S. official visits Vietnam to assess human rights progress
HANOI (Reuters) – A top U.S. envoy began a two-day trip to Vietnam on Monday to gauge its progress in human rights, two weeks ahead of a visit by President Barack Obama in what will be the first by a U.S. leader in a decade.
Japanese court rules vagina figurines ‘pop art’, not obscenity
TOKYO (Reuters) – A Japanese court found on Monday an artist not guilty of obscenity for displaying figurines modeled on her vagina, signaling a step towards freedom of expression, although the court fined her for distributing digital data of her genit…
Container ships collide off Chinese coast, 22 crew rescued
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Two European-owned container ships have collided in the East China Sea and one severely damaged vessel has been abandoned by its crew after a fire broke out on board, the Denmark-based Maersk Line said on Monday.
Hariri-backed list wins Beirut vote: leader, local media
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A list backed by mainstream Lebanese parties has won Beirut municipality elections, its leader said early on Monday, seeing off a challenge by an independent movement that had sought to galvanize voters angry with political paralysis…
Greek lawmakers pass painful reforms to attain fiscal targets
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek lawmakers on Monday passed a package of unpopular pension and tax reforms that the country’s leftist-led government hopes will persuade official creditors to unlock bailout cash.
Pentagon report reveals confusion among U.S. troops over Afghan mission
KABUL (Reuters) – Amid fierce fighting after the Taliban captured the northern Afghan city of Kunduz last year, U.S. special forces advisers repeatedly asked their commanders how far they were allowed to go to help local troops retake the city.
Britain’s Cameron needs to win big on Europe
LONDON (Reuters) – Among the ranks of campaigners to keep Britain in the European Union is a small group of Prime Minister David Cameron’s closest advisers. For these aides, the scale of victory is as important as victory itself.
How to stop people dying from aid shortages? Tackle roots of crises
BARCELONA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Women in Niger travel miles by donkey cart to health centers in the hope of getting food for their malnourished infants, leaving their vegetable gardens unattended and chores undone, only to be turned away with …
