Australia says talks on fate of PNG asylum seekers could take months
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The fate of nearly 900 men held in an Australian detention center in Papua New Guinea is unlikely to be determined for several months, Australian Immigration Minister Peter Dutton said on Monday.
Syrian prisoners in deal to end mutiny: rights activists
AMMAN (Reuters) – A tentative deal has been reached to end a strike in a Syrian prison by nearly 800 mostly political detainees that would eventually lead to the pardon and release of those held without charges, rights groups and activists in touch wit…
Nearly half of Europeans in poll want own votes on EU, like UK
LONDON (Reuters) – Nearly half of voters in eight big European Union countries want to be able to vote on whether to remain members of the bloc, just as Britons will in a referendum next month, according to an opinion poll published on Monday.
Australian PM calls July 2 poll amid economic slowdown, instability
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull fired the starting gun on Sunday on one of the longest election campaigns in Australia’s history, against the backdrop of a flagging economy and heated debate over sensitive political issues like asylu…
Greek police fire teargas at demonstrators outside parliament
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek police fired rounds of teargas during a protest outside parliament in central Athens on Sunday evening where lawmakers were discussing controversial tax and pension reforms, a Reuters witness said.
Former Brazil minister, BNDES head pressured firms for donations: report
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – A former Brazilian finance minister and the current head of the nation’s state development bank allegedly pressured big construction firms into making campaign donations for President Dilma Rousseff, a newspaper reported Sund…
Prominent Pakistani anti-militant activist shot dead in Karachi
KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) – Gunmen shot dead a prominent Pakistani rights activist, known for his outspoken stance against the Taliban and other radical Islamist groups, in the southern port city of Karachi late on Saturday night, police said.
North Korea leader Kim sets five-year economic plan, vows nuclear restraint
PYONGYANG (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country would not use nuclear weapons unless its sovereignty is infringed by others with nuclear arms, in a speech broadcast on Sunday, and set a five-year plan to boost the secretive state…
Turkish warplanes attack Kurdish militant targets in Iraq: sources
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish warplanes hit targets belonging to the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in northern Iraq on Sunday, military sources said, as three soldiers and 12 militants were reported killed in separate clashes over the weekend.
Brexit would be ‘lose-lose’ for UK and EU: Moscovici
PARIS (Reuters) – Britain leaving the European Union would amount to a “lose-lose” situation, European Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici said on Sunday.
