Netherlands to form 300-strong border guard for international missions
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Netherlands said on Thursday it would create a 300-strong rapid response security team that could be deployed for border control anywhere, but primarily within the European Union.
Greek navy helicopter crashes in Aegean, three feared dead
ATHENS (Reuters) – Three Greek naval airmen were missing and feared dead after a Greek navy helicopter crashed early on Thursday off the small island of Kinaros in the eastern Aegean Sea, Greece’s Defence Ministry said.
Exclusive: Australia directed officials how to address Nauru rights concerns, documents show
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s government has directed senior officials on how to respond to questions about political turmoil and alleged corruption in Nauru, where it has an asylum seeker detention center, documents obtained by Reuters under a Freedo…
North Korea satellite not transmitting, but rocket payload a concern: U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A satellite put into orbit by North Korea at the weekend does not appear to be transmitting, but it is worrying that the rocket that took it there delivered twice the payload of Pyongyang’s previous launch, the head of the U.S. A…
Russia, pressed to end Syria bombing, proposes March truce
UNITED NATIONS/DAMASCUS/ONCUPINAR, Turkey (Reuters) – World powers pressed Russia on Wednesday to stop bombing around Aleppo in support of a Syrian government offensive to recapture the city and a Western official said Moscow had presented a proposal e…
Thailand’s ‘sea gypsies’ fight for access to ancestral shrines
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s nomadic fishermen on Thursday urged the government to help resolve a dispute over access to ancestral shrines on land taken over by developers, following violence in which dozens were injured last month.
Australian looks set for climate skeptic deputy PM
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will likely inherit a hard-right, climate change skeptic for his deputy after the retirement of his current No.2 on Thursday, an appointment that could block any revamp of an emissions tradi…
With fewer U.S. troops in Afghanistan, pressure grows for more air strikes
KABUL (Reuters) – Pressure is growing on the U.S. military to do more to help Afghan forces repel the threat posed by Taliban militants, and commanders in Washington and Kabul agree that enhanced air power may be where it can make the most difference.
Ex-president of El Salvador faces trial over source of $700,000
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – Former El Salvador President Mauricio Funes will face a civil trial after he was not able to verify the source of more than $700,000 found in his personal bank accounts, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday.
Short of options, Sri Lanka turns back to Beijing’s embrace
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Just over a year after a new leader was elected and Sri Lanka’s business ties with China came under close scrutiny, Colombo is reversing course by resuming a stalled port project and naming Beijing as the front runner for a new spec…
