Swiss foreign minister sees EU immigration deal near: paper
ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland and the European Union could strike a deal on curbing immigration to the neutral Alpine country soon after Britons decide in June whether to quit the bloc, Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter said.
Austrian leader wants Germany to cap refugees: paper
ZURICH (Reuters) – Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann has urged Germany to set a clear limit on the number of asylum seekers it will accept to help stem a mass influx of refugees that is severely testing European cohesion.
Court sentences billionaire to death in graft case: Iran
DUBAI (Reuters) – A court in Iran sentenced to death Iranian businessman Babak Zanjani and two accomplices for embezzlement, the judiciary said on Sunday, in a case widely watched due to Zanjani’s prominent role in helping the government evade oil sanc…
China warns Hong Kong not to politicize issues
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s third-ranked Communist Party leader Zhang Dejiang said Hong Kong shouldn’t “politicize everything” and should instead focus on integrating its economy with China’s, according to members of China’s parliament who met with him…
Australian church abuse victims return dismayed Pope did not meet them
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian victims of child sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church returned home on Sunday disappointed they did not meet Pope Francis and angry with the evidence a senior Vatican official gave to an inquiry investigating the abuse.
Bangladesh arrests three suspected militants
DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh’s elite anti-terrorism unit detained on Sunday three suspected members of a militant group believed to be behind a spate of recent attacks in the south Asian country.
Two years on, MH370 families say search for missing jet must continue
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – The families of passengers lost aboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 say the two-year search for the missing aircraft must go on beyond a June deadline, as new hope emerged last week of resolving the aviation mystery.
Australian government backs away from gay marriage vote this year
(Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull backed away from a pledge by one of his senior ministers on Sunday that the government would hold a public vote on same-sex marriage later this year if it is reelected.
Second bookseller detained in China returns to Hong Kong: police
HONG KONG (Reuters) – A second Hong Kong bookseller who went missing and was found to have been detained in China returned home on Sunday, refusing to discuss his case, Hong Kong police said.
Aging, indebted Japan debates right to ‘die with dignity’
TOKYO (Reuters) – Retired Japanese airline employee Tarou Tanzawa said he hadn’t thought much about his own death until his 84-year-old mother was diagnosed with malignant lymphoma and decided against costly and invasive life-prolonging treatment.
