Hoping to restore trust, UK’s Cameron tightens tax laws
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Monday he was tightening laws to end tax evasion without deterring “aspiration”, hoping to end scrutiny of his personal wealth and restore trust in his leadership.
Three men blow themselves up outside police station in southern Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Three men blew themselves up outside a rural police station in southern Russia on Monday after trying to gain entry to the building as part of an unsuccessful attack, Russian investigators said in a statement.
Council of Europe raps Italy over difficulty in obtaining abortions
ROME (Reuters) – Women’s rights are being violated in Italy by the serious difficulties they face in trying to obtain safe abortions due to many doctors refusing to carry out the procedure, the Council of Europe said on Monday.
Scuffles at Greek-Macedonian border, day after dozens injured
IDOMENI, Greece (Reuters) – Scuffles broke out between migrants and Greek police on Monday after dozens tried to push a train carriage along rail tracks leading to Macedonia.
U.S. embassy warns of possible attack on hotel in Kabul
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. embassy in Afghanistan issued an emergency warning to U.S. citizens on Monday, saying it had received reports that insurgents are planning attacks targeting the Star Hotel in Kabul.
Al-Nusra militants massing around Syria’s Aleppo: Russian military
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Al-Nusra militants are massing around the Syrian city of Aleppo and are planning a large-scale offensive, the Russian military General Staff said on Monday.
U.N. experts decry Egypt’s crackdown on NGOs and human rights
GENEVA (Reuters) – Egypt is closing down domestic non-governmental organizations and putting travel bans on their staff in order to obstruct scrutiny of human rights issues, three independent U.N. human rights investigators said on Monday.
Editor in Panama Papers says published in the public interest
BERLIN (Reuters) – The editor of the German newspaper that broke the Panama Papers story said on Monday he did not know exactly where his team’s source got the information but defended his decision to publish on the basis of the public interest.
Rockets from Syria hit Turkish border town, several wounded, media say
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Rockets from Syria have landed inside Turkey’s southeastern border town of Kilis, injuring several people, security sources and privately owned Dogan News agency said on Monday.
Iraq’s parliament to block PM’s technocrat cabinet: MPs
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s parliament is unlikely to vote on a new cabinet line-up proposed by Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi in an attempt to curb corruption after lawmakers said on Monday the dominant political blocs would name their own ministerial …
