Bemused man set off Rome security alert with toy gun
ROME (Reuters) – A man who unwittingly caused a major alert at Rome’s central station by wandering through the terminus holding a toy gun handed himself into police on Tuesday after his mother recognized him from security video.
Islamic State bombing kills two dozen in Syria’s Homs
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A bomb attack claimed by Islamic State in the Syrian government-controlled city of Homs killed at least 24 people on Tuesday.
Resentment simmers as Greece launches debate on pension reforms
ATHENS (Reuters) – Farmers vowed to step up protests, nurses took to the streets and sailors prepared to strike as anger simmered in Greece on Tuesday over further pension cutbacks that are a condition for the indebted country to receive more internati…
Paris lycees evacuated after five receive bomb threat
PARIS (Reuters) – Police intervened at Paris high schools on Tuesday after five of them received a bomb threat by telephone around mid-morning, the Paris education authority said.
Bosnia to apply for EU membership Feb. 15: presidency
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Bosnia will officially apply to join the European Union on Feb. 15, the country’s presidency said on Tuesday, a major milestone in the former Yugoslav republic’s integration with the European mainstream two decades after emerging f…
Central European countries push for back-up EU border plans over migrants
PRAGUE (Reuters) – The European Union should be ready with alternative plans to reinforce its borders until Turkey and Greece do more to reduce the number of refugees streaming into the bloc, the Czech and Slovak prime ministers said on Tuesday.
Kenyan troops abandon Somali camp to al Shabaab militants
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Kenyan soldiers have abandoned a camp in the southern Somali town of El Adde following an attack by al Shabaab, a military spokesman said, and the islamist militants said they had taken full control of the base on Tuesday.
Senegal interrogates 900 people in counter-terrorism operation
DAKAR (Reuters) – Senegal said on Tuesday it had interrogated some 900 people over a three-day period as part of efforts to prevent attacks by Islamist militants following a series of strikes in the region.
Romania promises aid to poor Moldova if it reforms its system
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romania’s prime minister pledged on Tuesday to send emergency aid to Moldova and work to bring its ex-Soviet neighbor closer to the European Union as long as it makes greater efforts to reform its system and end corruption.
Malaysian PM cleared of graft after funds in account declared a Saudi gift
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s attorney-general cleared Prime Minister Najib Razak of any criminal offences or corruption on Tuesday, closing investigations into a murky multi-million-dollar funding scandal that his opponents had hoped would bring…
