EU executive opposes call for easier suspension of visa-free travel
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A proposal by Germany and France to make it easier to suspend visa-free travel to the European Union from countries such as Turkey drew a frosty reception from the executive European Commission on Friday.
Helmet cam footage shows Islamic State in battlefield chaos
(Reuters) – Islamic State may exult in online portrayals of jihadis sweeping victoriously across Iraqi battlefields, but a camera recovered from the helmet of a dead fighter offers a contrasting picture of chaos and panic in a battle with Kurdish peshm…
Merkel, Panama president spoke by phone about transparency, tax cooperation
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke to Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela by telephone on Thursday, a spokesman for the German government said.
German minister concerned migrant numbers via Libya, Italy will rise
POTSDAM, Germany (Reuters) – Migrants should no longer be able to get to Germany and Europe via the Balkan route, German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said on Friday, adding he was concerned refugee numbers would rise with people now coming to I…
German conservatives, Greens set for state coalition: source
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU) look set to form a state government with the Greens in prosperous southwestern Germany, creating a team that could be a model for a national coalition next year.
At least 202 civilians killed in past seven days of Aleppo violence: Syrian Observatory
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Air strikes on rebel-held areas of Aleppo killed 123 civilians including 18 children during the past seven days of intensified violence in the northern Syrian city, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Friday.
Australian aid worker believed kidnapped in Afghanistan
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia is working closely with the Afghan government to secure the safe return of an Australian aid worker believed to have been kidnapped, Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said on Friday.
Western governments, rights groups decry China’s tough new NGO law
BEIJING (Reuters) – Western governments and rights groups lambasted a new Chinese law governing non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on Friday, saying it treats the groups as a criminal threat and would effectively force many out of the country.
India denies visas to China dissidents hoping to join democracy meeting
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India has declined to issue visas to two Chinese activists hoping to attend a conference on promoting democracy, days after it revoked a visa for an exiled ethnic Uighur leader who China says backs militant violence.
Poland could face legal chaos as authorities defy government
WARSAW (Reuters) – The Polish government faces a growing rebellion among judges and local authorities over its reform of the constitutional court, in a row that could lead to different state bodies following conflicting legal standards.
