Turkish soldier killed in operations against PKK
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – A Turkish soldier was killed on Saturday in a clash between the security forces and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in the southeastern town of Cizre, the military said.
Air raids kill scores in IS-dominated Syrian provinces: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Air raids killed scores of people over the past 24 hours in the provinces of Raqqa and Deir al-Zor in northern and eastern Syria, which are mostly controlled by Islamic State militants, a monitoring group said on Saturday.
UK’s Cameron vows to pressure Maldives over jailed former president
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron pledged on Saturday to apply pressure on the Maldives to improve the rule of law and free political prisoners after meeting the country’s former president after his temporary release from jail.
Pakistan army says deadly university attack controlled from Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (Reuters) – The Pakistani army said on Saturday the four gunmen who attacked a university in northwest Pakistan were trained in Afghanistan and the assault was controlled by a Pakistani Taliban militant from a location inside Afghan…
Tunisia’s democracy will be preserved ‘whatever the cost’ – PM
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s prime minister said on Saturday that the country’s young democracy would be preserved “whatever the cost” following four days of violent job protests and riots, and that it would take time to respond to young people’s econom…
Thousands protest against Poland’s new surveillance law
WARSAW (Reuters) – Thousands of Poles marched through Warsaw on Saturday to protests against their new conservative government’s plan to increase its surveillance powers, which critics say will undermine privacy rights.
Turkish PM Davutoglu says Turkey respects Iraq’s territorial integrity
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkeish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Saturday the Turkish military was in Iraq to ward off Islamic state, reiterating that Ankara respects Iraqi territorial unity.
Germany wants extension of Schengen border controls: paper
BERLIN (Reuters) – A group of European Union countries including Germany is pushing for an extension of border controls in the Schengen free-travel zone to help cope with Europe’s migration crisis, the Welt am Sonntag newspaper reported.
Asylum seekers in Japan reach record 7,586 in 2015; 27 accepted
TOKYO (Reuters) – A record 7,586 people sought asylum in Japan in 2015, a 52 percent increase, while just 27 people applying for asylum were approved, government data showed on Saturday.
Nearly a quarter of Niger voters barred from Feb polls
NIAMEY (Reuters) – Nearly a quarter of voters in Niger – 1.5 million people – will be barred from casting their ballots in next month’s presidential poll, the government said, after politicians failed to agree on a system to register them.
