Greek president accuses Turkish port officials of helping people smugglers
BERLIN (Reuters) – Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos said Turkey was not doing enough to reduce the number of migrants arriving in Europe and accused Turkish port officials of helping people smugglers.
Five starve, dozens more at risk, in Syria’s besieged Madaya: U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) – Five people have starved to death in the last week in the Syrian town of Madaya, where a single biscuit sells for $15 and baby milk costs $313 per kilo, despite two emergency United Nations aid deliveries to the besieged town, a UN r…
Five Bangladesh militants jailed for 10 years for bombings
DHAKA (Reuters) – A court in Bangladesh on Monday jailed five militants of a banned Islamist group for 10 years over bombings in 2005 that formed part of a series of blasts across the Muslim-majority nation.
Pakistan 1999 coup leader Musharraf acquitted of murder, but other cases remain
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan General Pervez Musharraf, who came to power in 1999 in a bloodless coup against current Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, was acquitted on Monday of the murder of a separatist leader in 2006, removing one of several cases agai…
Philippines plans tracking system for civilian flights over disputed sea
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines plans to install a $1-million satellite-based system to track commercial flights over the disputed South China Sea, after China landed its first test flights this month on a reef it built in the Spratly islands.
German defense minister raises prospect of Libya mission
BERLIN (Reuters) – Advances by Islamist militants in Libya pose a new threat to Europe and could unleash a new wave of refugees, Germany’s defense minister said on Monday, adding she did not rule out deploying German troops in the north African country…
Bomb kills five soldiers in western Pakistan
QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) – Five Pakistani soldiers were killed on Monday when a bomb exploded next to their vehicle in Baluchistan province, officials said, the latest attack in a region that will be home to the planned route of the $46 billion China…
As Xi heads into Middle East feud, China says aims for balance
BEIJING (Reuters) – China intends to retain a balanced stance in the Middle East, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Monday, as President Xi Jinping prepared to leave on an unusual visit this week to Saudi Arabia and Iran, regional powers currently lock…
Afghanistan to hold delayed parliamentary elections in October
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan will hold postponed parliamentary elections in October, the top election official said on Monday, after last June’s deadline to choose a new assembly was missed because of political squabbling.Parliament’s five-year term e…
A thankless task: Blowing the whistle on graft in Bosnia
TUZLA, Bosnia (Reuters) – Alma Sehovic left behind a 19-year-old daughter when she threw herself from the window of her apartment in the Bosnian city of Tuzla in November last year. She left behind, too, a debilitating battle to expose alleged corrupt …
