Britain should stay in EU ‘warts and all’: UK’s Labour leader
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain should stay in the EU “warts and all”, the opposition Labour leader will say on Thursday, making his first big intervention in the referendum campaign as he seeks to counter criticism he is not doing enough to persuade his vo…
Macedonia protesters wreck one of president’s offices
SKOPJE (Reuters) – Demonstrators protesting against Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov’s decision to halt all prosecutions linked to a wire-tapping scandal wrecked one of his offices and scuffled with police in the capital Skopje on Wednesday.
U.S. rights report criticizes China’s ‘severe’ crackdown on lawyers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department’s annual human rights report on Wednesday criticized Beijing’s ‘severe’ crackdown against Chinese lawyers and law firms handling cases that Beijing considers politically sensitive.
Jordanian police shut Muslim Brotherhood headquarters: senior Brotherhood figure
AMMAN (Reuters) – Police in Jordan sealed the headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood in Amman on Wednesday, a senior figure in the Islamist movement said, as the authorities clamp down further on the kingdom’s most vocal opposition group.
North Korea missile capabilities increasing: U.S. defense officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. intelligence believes North Korea’s ability to reach the United States with an intercontinental ballistic missile is low, but its capabilities will increase, making continued investment in missile defense essential, U.S. off…
IMF chief eyes ‘bigger, bolder’ effort on refugee crisis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde on Wednesday said efforts to deal with refugees from war-torn countries in the Middle East and North Africa required a “bigger, bolder and broader approach.”
Man said to be Liberian rebel leader arrested in Pennsylvania
(Reuters) – A Liberian national, living near Philadelphia since the late 1990s, has been charged with gaining U.S. asylum by lying about his role as the rebel commander “Jungle Jabbah” who allegedly committed civil war atrocities including murder and c…
Turkey expects more Syrians to return from Greece under EU deal
VIENNA (Reuters) – Turkey has begun taking back Syrians from Greece under an agreement with the European Union aimed at stemming the flow of migrants into the continent, and it expects the number of Syrians returning to rise soon, it said on Wednesday….
INTERVIEW: Citizen journalists in Syria ‘risking their lives’ for news
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A series of short films, “Syria’s Rebellious Women,” by Zaina Erhaim tells the stories of women who stepped into positions of leadership and responsibility usually reserved for men.
U.S. Senator Rubio wants to end some benefits for Cuban immigrants
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senator Marco Rubio called on Wednesday for a change in U.S. policy toward Cuban immigrants, seeking to stop providing refugee benefits to those coming from the island strictly for economic reasons.
