Latvian man jailed for petition urging Latvia merger with Russia
RIGA (Reuters) – A Latvian court on Friday sentenced an ethnic Russian resident to six months in prison for launching an online petition calling for the Baltic state to merge with Russia.
Turkish presidential spokesman rules out early election
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s presidential spokesman said on Friday he could “confidently rule out” the possibility of an early election and said the country could hold separate referendums on a new constitution and the question of an executive preside…
Kurds say investigating suspected Islamic State chemical attack in Iraq
ERBIL (Reuters) – Kurdish authorities said on Friday they were investigating another suspected chemical attack by Islamic State militants against peshmerga fighters in northwestern Iraq this week.
Zuckerberg says learned from Germany about defending migrants
BERLIN (Reuters) – Its experience in Germany has taught Facebook to include migrants as a class of people that needed to be protected from hate speech online, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said in Berlin on Friday.
Bosnia eyes closure of radical Islamic centers over links to Syria militants
GRACANICA, Bosnia (Reuters) – Dozens of breakaway Muslim community groups in Bosnia face shutdown by police for rejecting the authority of the moderate national Islamic organization and radicalizing young men who have left to join Islamist insurgents i…
Bangladesh police arrest three more suspected of killing Hindu priest
DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh’s police arrested three more men on Friday suspected of killing of a Hindu priest, the latest incident of increasing Islamist violence in the south Asian nation.
France to move cautiously on Calais migrant ‘jungle’ camp clearance
CALAIS, France (Reuters) – The French government is likely to move cautiously in clearing part of a shanty town outside Calais for migrants trying to reach Britain after it won a legal battle to start dismantling the so-called “jungle”.
Man sought by Israel dies at Palestinian mission in Bulgaria
SOFIA (Reuters) – A Palestinian who escaped from Israeli custody after being convicted of a 1986 murder has died at the Palestinian embassy in Sofia, Bulgarian prosecutors said on Friday.
Iran extends voting due to ‘rush of voters’: state TV
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran extended voting by two hours in elections on Friday because of a “rush of voters” in the contests for parliament and the Assembly of Experts, state television reported.
Russian parliament rejects minute’s silence for slain Kremlin critic Nemtsov
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian lawmakers on Friday refused to hold a minute’s silence in honor of Boris Nemtsov, a fierce critic of President Vladimir Putin who was gunned down not far from the Kremlin just under a year ago.
