Sharp drop in Rohingya migrants after Thai, Bangladesh crackdowns
BANGKOK (Reuters) – The number of migrants leaving Myanmar and Bangladesh by boat in the past four months has plummeted because of Thai and Bangladeshi crackdowns on human smugglers, the United Nations and a rights activist said on Friday.
Two believed dead after small plane crash in Swedish mountains
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Swedish rescue teams were working to recover the bodies of two people presumed dead after a plane carrying mail crashed in northern Sweden early on Friday, officials said.
Top medical officer tells Britons drinking any alcohol is risky
LONDON (Reuters) – Britons need to drink less as any alcohol consumption increases the risk of cancer and other diseases, the government’s health chiefs said in the first new guidelines issued for 20 years which were denounced by critics as “nanny stat…
EU should erect new Greek frontier to stop migrants, Hungarian PM says
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – The European Union should establish a new frontier on the northern border of Greece, because an agreement with Turkey will not be enough to stop hundreds of thousands of migrants from coming to Europe, Hungarian Prime Minister Vikt…
Hungary PM flags veto of any EU sanctions against Poland
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Friday flagged a veto on any possible European Union sanctions against Poland, a strong regional ally, following a recent meeting with the head of Poland’s ruling party.
Malaysia PM Najib will table amendments to budget soon: report
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak will table amendments to the 2016 budget “soon” that will take into account the challenges expected in the new year, state news agency Bernama quoted him as saying on Friday.
Inert U.S. Hellfire missile wrongly shipped to Cuba in 2014: WSJ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An inert U.S. Hellfire missile sent to Europe for a training exercise ended up by mistake in Cuba in 2014, in a serious loss of military technology, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the ma…
Veteran jihadist seeks return of sharia law in north Mali: video
DAKAR (Reuters) – A veteran jihadist called for a return to sharia law in north Mali at a meeting attended by hundreds of local residents, a video showed, pointing to difficulties Western powers face in countering the influence of extremists in the fra…
Venezuela opposition seeks congress control of central bank
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition wants to use its majority in the new congress to bring the central bank back under legislative control in a first measure to try to influence economic policy, lawmakers said.
Iraq military says ISIS spokesman Adnani wounded: state TV
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Islamic State spokesman Abu Muhammad al-Adnani has reportedly been wounded in an air strike in Iraq’s western province of Anbar, a military statement said on Thursday.
