Swiss shopping center evacuated after bomb threat
ZURICH (Reuters) – A Swiss shopping center in a town near the northern city of Basel was evacuated on Tuesday due to a bomb threat, police said.
Two arrested in Belgium over suspected New Year’s Eve attack plot
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Two people were arrested in Belgium on Sunday and Monday, both suspected of plotting an attack in Brussels on New Year’s Eve, federal prosecutors said.
German states to spend around 17 billion euros on refugees in 2016: Die Welt
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s federal states are planning to spend around 17 billion euros ($18.7 billion) on dealing with the refugee crisis in 2016, the newspaper Die Welt said on Tuesday, citing a survey it conducted among their finance ministries.
Indonesia extradites convicted UAE Islamist activist: police
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia has extradited an Emirati Islamist activist who was sentenced to jail in absentia two years ago for allegedly plotting a coup in the Gulf state, an Indonesian police spokesman said.
Germany’s Steinmeier warns Ukraine ceasefire is fragile
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier warned on Tuesday that the ceasefire in eastern Ukraine between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists was becoming more fragile.
Chile’s Bachelet says good bye, good riddance to 2015: report
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – It has been a bad year, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet told a local newspaper on Tuesday, admitting that corruption scandals have sapped confidence in the country’s institutions while sparking a reform drive that should bear f…
German Mittelstand upbeat but says refugees won’t solve problems
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Mittelstand, the small and medium-sized companies seen as the backbone of Europe’s biggest economy, are optimistic about next year but say 2015’s huge influx of refugees will not solve their shortage of skilled labor.
Spain’s Rajoy appeals for alliance of like-minded parties
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Tuesday renewed his overtures to political rivals after an inconclusive election, urging them to back a government that would defend Spanish unity in the face of a Catalan independence d…
Suspected Muslim rebels kill official, attack police in Thailand’s south
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Suspected Muslim insurgents attacked police and a government office in Thailand’s deep south on Tuesday, killing one official as they seized hostages, police said.
Afghan leader promises parliamentary election next year
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani pledged on Tuesday to hold promised parliamentary and district council elections next year, as he sought to calm growing political turmoil that has hindered his government’s fight against the Talib…
