Mass killer Breivik complains of isolation, microwaved meals
SKIEN, Norway (Reuters) – Mass killer Anders Behring Breivik told a court on Wednesday that Norway was trying to kill him with years of solitary confinement, complaining of degrading prison conditions, including microwaved meals that were “worse than w…
Bulgarian tycoon’s extradition case resumes in Belgrade court
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Legal wrangling resumed in Belgrade High Court on Wednesday over a Bulgarian request to extradite the main shareholder in the country’s insolvent Corporate Commercial Bank after the court’s initial decision to extradite him was ove…
Germany, France criticize Israel for seizing West Bank land
BERLIN/PARIS (Reuters) – Germany and France on Wednesday criticized Israel’s decision to appropriate large tracts of land in the occupied West Bank, saying the move violated international law and contradicted a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palesti…
Germany bans neo-Nazi group as fears of far-right grow
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany has banned the neo-Nazi group “White Wolves Terror Crew” (WWT) following raids on 15 properties across the country as worries grow about a rise in right-wing sentiment after the influx of more than a million migrants last yea…
Merkel says EU-Turkey summit decisive to solving migrant crisis
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday a draft European Union deal with Turkey would be decisive to easing Europe’s migrant crisis but made clear the bloc would not compromise democratic principles to win over Ankara.
Greece plays down minister’s ‘Macedonia’ blunder, says focus on migration crisis
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece played down on Wednesday a gaffe by its migration minister who failed to use the full name of northern neighbor the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) and said his focus must remain on tackling an escalating migrati…
Canada to run for 2021-2022 U.N. Security Council seat: Trudeau
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Canada will campaign for a seat on the United Nations Security Council in 2021-2022, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday, pitting the country against Ireland, Norway and San Marino for two spots.
Jolie visits Greece to highlight Mideast refugee plight
PIRAEUS, Greece (Reuters) – A day after visiting refugees in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, U.N. special envoy Angelina Jolie traveled to Greece on Wednesday to highlight the plight of war-fleeing families stuck in the country.
U.S., allies conduct 11 strikes against Islamic State: U.S. military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies carried out 11 air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria on Tuesday, the coalition leading the operations said in a statement on Wednesday.
Al Qaeda attack will not derail Ivory Coast revival, president says
GRAND BASSAM, Ivory Coast (Reuters) – Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara vowed on Wednesday that an al Qaeda-claimed attack on a beach resort that killed 18 people would not derail the West African nation’s post-war revival.
