EU executive to push Greece, Italy more on migration
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The EU executive will push Greece and Italy on Wednesday to do more to control migrants arriving across the Mediterranean, as time runs out for Athens to fix frontier chaos or be suspended from Europe’s free travel zone.
Poland, courting NATO, plans to boost Middle East military involvement
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland signaled on Tuesday its willingness to play a more active role in tackling the Middle East security crisis, in an apparent attempt to persuade its NATO allies in return to boost their presence in eastern Europe.
Turkish soldier killed in operations against PKK militants
ANKARA, Turkey (Reuters) – A Turkish soldier was killed and three wounded on Tuesday in clashes between security forces and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in the southeastern town of Cizre, the military said.
U.S.-Iranian businessman’s jailing sends chilling message to investors
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – When Iran and the United States sealed the implementation of a deal to curb Tehran’s nuclear program with a prisoner exchange last month, Siamak Namazi was among the detainees some expected to be freed by the Iranian authorities.
Ten dead, more than 80 injured in Bavaria train crash
BAD AIBLING, Germany (Reuters) – Ten people were killed and at least 81 injured on Tuesday when two passenger trains collided head-on at high speed in remote countryside in southern Germany.
Exclusive: Damascus vows to recapture Aleppo from rebels
DAMASCUS (Reuters) – Damascus aims to secure Syria’s border with Turkey and recapture the city of Aleppo with its latest military offensive, a top adviser to President Bashar al-Assad said on Tuesday.
Greek ex-finance minister Varoufakis launches democracy movement
BERLIN (Reuters) – Yanis Varoufakis, who as Greece’s finance minister last year tried to defy German-backed austerity policies, launched a pan-European movement in Berlin on Tuesday that he said aimed to “democratize” the continent.
EU eyes shifting some development funds toward tackling migration crisis
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Talks to shift some funds away from fostering development in the European Union’s poorer eastern regions toward handling a large migrant influx mainly into its west may cause fireworks at a meeting of EU finance ministers on Friday…
Suicide bombing at Damascus police club kills several people: interior ministry
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A suicide car bomber blew himself up at a police officers’ club in a residential district of Damascus on Tuesday, killing several people, Syria’s interior ministry said, and Islamic State militants claimed responsibility.
South African opposition asks court to rule on Zuma’s home upgrade
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African opposition parties on Tuesday asked the country’s top court to rule on whether President Jacob Zuma broke the law by spending 250 million rand (then $23 million) on a state-funded security upgrade to his home.
