Canada deeply disappointed on Thai action on Chinese refugees
OTTAWA (Reuters) – The Canadian government said on Wednesday it had registered serious concern with Thailand and China over a decision by Bangkok to send back to China two Chinese refugees who were awaiting resettlement in Canada.
Denmark tests key exemption from EU rules in referendum
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark heads to the polls on Thursday to decide whether to adopt some EU rules, testing for the first time one of the country’s decades-old exemptions from European integration since Danes resoundingly rejected the euro in 2000….
Al Qaeda militants take over two south Yemen towns, residents say
ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) – Al Qaeda fighters retook on Wednesday two southern Yemeni towns they briefly occupied four years ago, residents and local fighters said, exploiting the collapse of central authority in Yemen in its eight-month war.
Australia says stepping up hunt for MH370, confident of search area
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia will step up search efforts in an area they believe holds the best hope of finding a missing Malaysia Airlines jet, whose disappearance last year sparked one of the greatest mysteries in aviation history, officials said on …
Brazil’s Congress opens impeachment proceedings against president
BRASILIA (Reuters) – The speaker of Brazil’s lower house of Congress opened impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff on Wednesday, deepening a political crisis as the economy nosedives.
Iran says Riyadh meeting of Syrian opposition may harm peace talks: Fars
ANKARA (Reuters) – Iran said a meeting of Syrian opposition figures in Riyadh will cause failure of Syrian peace talks among major Western and Middle Eastern countries, the semi-official Fars news agency quoted a senior official as saying on Thursday.
New U.S. force for Iraq to number around 100: U.S. military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A new force of special operations troops being deployed by the United States to Iraq will likely number around 100, U.S. Army Colonel Steve Warren said on Wednesday.
Impeachment proceedings opened against Brazil’s president
BRASILIA (Reuters) – The speaker of the lower house of Brazil’s Congress opened impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff on Wednesday, deepening a political crisis as the economy nosedives.
EU presses Greece over migrants, weighs Schengen threat
ATHENS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Greece hit back on Wednesday at threats from some EU states to suspend it from the Schengen zone of open border travel because of its failure to control large numbers of migrants entering Europe.
Russia says it has proof Turkey involved in Islamic State oil trade
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s defense ministry said on Wednesday it had proof that Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his family were benefiting from the illegal smuggling of oil from Islamic State-held territory in Syria and Iraq.
