Denmark to expand military mission against Islamic State into Syria
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark’s government will present proposals soon to expand its mission against Islamic State into Syria, including air strikes, Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen’s office said on Friday.
Families of missing MH370 passengers sue airline as deadline nears
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – The families of 12 passengers aboard missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 filed suits against the airline on Friday before a two-year deadline for legal action expires.
India files trade dispute against U.S. over temporary work visas
ZURICH (Reuters) – India has filed a complaint against the United States over non-immigrant temporary working visas, the World Trade Organization (WTO) said on Friday.
Germany says resettling refugees not top of EU summit agenda
BERLIN (Reuters) – Resettling refugees from Turkey to Europe will not be at the top of the agenda of a European Union summit next Monday in tackling the bloc’s migrant crisis, a spokeswoman for German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday.
French interior minister seeks to calm Brexit row over Calais
PARIS (Reuters) – French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve on Friday sought to smooth over controversial comments made by a fellow cabinet member over how thousands of migrants waiting in France could flood into Britain if it left the European Union….
Syrian Kurdish YPG accuses opposition of violating deal
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian Kurdish YPG group said armed opposition groups in the Aleppo area had not respected a cessation of hostilities agreement, accusing them of attacking the mainly Kurdish Sheikh Maksoud district of Aleppo and other areas near…
Swiss, EU agree to extend free movement deal to workers from Croatia
ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland and the European Union have signed a deal to include Croatia in an agreement on the free movement of workers, the Swiss mission to the EU said on its Twitter account on Friday.
Drone kills four suspected al Qaeda militants in Yemen
ADEN (Reuters) – A drone strike killed four suspected al Qaeda militants in a car in the southern Yemeni province of Shabwa on Friday, local officials and residents said.
Croatian government moves to enable army to help control border
ZAGREB (Reuters) – Croatia proposed amending its border control and defense laws on Friday to enable the army to help police manage flows of migrants, as Western Balkan states effectively close their borders to those fleeing conflict or poverty in the …
China’s annual parliament meets under economic clouds
BEIJING (Reuters) – China commences its once-a-year parliamentary session this weekend to map out plans for dealing with a wobbling economy and worries the ruling Communist Party is losing its credibility as a competent manager.
