Give women combat roles in armed forces, says British PM Cameron
LONDON (Reuters) – Women in Britain’s armed forces should be allowed to serve in close combat roles by the end of 2016, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Sunday.
Afghan official warns Helmand province may fall to Taliban
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s Helmand province could fall to the Taliban after months of heavy fighting, with 90 members of the security forces killed over the past two days, the deputy governor of the volatile southern province warned on Sunday.
Danish MEP quits party over plan to take refugee valuables
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – A member of the European Parliament from Denmark’s center-right ruling party has defected to a left-wing party in protest at government plans to seize valuables from refugees to help fund their stay in the country.
Britain eyes legal protection for gun police after Paris attacks
LONDON (Reuters) – British armed police could get greater legal protection if they shoot suspected criminals after Prime Minister David Cameron ordered a review of current laws in the light of mass shootings in Paris last month, the Sunday Times report…
Twelve Malaysian tourists, guide killed in Thai bus crash
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Twelve Malaysian tourists and a Thai guide were killed after their bus crashed in northern Thailand on Sunday, police said.
Europe’s year from hell may presage worse to come
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – By any measure, it has been a year from hell for the European Union. And if Britons vote to leave the bloc, next year could be worse.
U.S. embassy warns citizens over possible Tunisia mall attack
TUNIS (Reuters) – The United States embassy in Tunisia has warned its citizens to avoid a major shopping mall in the capital Tunis on Sunday because of a reported threat of a potential militant attack there.
Nepal climbers face ruin after quake, blockade hits Everest industry
KHUMJUNG, Nepal (Reuters) – Phurba Tashi Sherpa, the most accomplished high-altitude climber in history, holds a bucket and crowbar as he claws through the rubble of his home seven months after Nepal’s earthquake shattered the country.
Dozens rescued floating at sea after abandoning Indonesian ferry
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Dozens of people with life jackets were found floating in Indonesia’s Gulf of Bone on Sunday, some clinging to a fish trap, after abandoning their ferry in rough seas off Sulawesi Island, said officials, adding that two passengers h…
Turkey says will continue to move troops from northern Iraqi province
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey has acknowledged a “miscommunication” with Iraq over its deployment of troops to the Bashiqa military base in northern Iraq, Turkey’s foreign ministry said on Saturday.
