Faced with new influx, Turkey’s open door for migrants may be closing
ONCUPINAR, Turkey (Reuters) – As the number of Syrian refugees now amassing on the Turkish border swells into the tens of thousands, Ankara’s long-standing open door to migrants may be closing.
Islamic State claims car bomb blast in Saudi capital
DUBAI (Reuters) – An explosion damaged a car in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Monday, the Saudi Press Agency reported, an incident the Islamic State militant group said was caused by a bomb one of its members had affixed to the vehicle.
Israel eyes more entry permits to Palestinian workers to douse tensions
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel plans to increase the number of entry permits it grants to Palestinian workers, Palestinian and Israeli sources said on Monday, in a drive to ease economic hardship that has contributed to a wave of Palestinian attacks.
Israel NGO bill, seen as targeting left-wing groups, set to cross first hurdle
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A bill that opponents say targets Israeli human rights groups critical of Israel’s policies toward the Palestinians was set to win initial approval in parliament on Monday with the support of the country’s right-wing.
From beyond the grave, ‘Iron Lady’ Thatcher haunts Britain’s EU debate
LONDON (Reuters) – A quarter of a century since Margaret Thatcher was deposed by her own party, Britain’s ‘Iron Lady’ has stirred a row: Would the hero of Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservative party have voted to leave the European Union?
Suicide bombers in Afghanistan kill nine, wound 23
GARDEZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Two suicide bombers targeting Afghan government and military employees killed at least nine people on Monday and wounded 23, officials said.
Australian woman freed by al Qaeda says her husband is still alive
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – An Australian woman who was freed by al Qaeda after three weeks in captivity said on Monday her husband who was seized with her in Burkina Faso was still alive and she hoped he too would be released soon.
Outraged Italy demands justice for student slain in Egypt
ROME (Reuters) – An outraged Italy demanded on Monday that Egypt catch and punish those responsible for the death of student Giulio Regeni, whose tortured, half-naked corpse was found in a roadside ditch in Cairo last week.
Russia says arrests seven Islamic State militants over attack plot
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s FSB security service said on Monday it had arrested seven Islamic State militants in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg who it said had been planning bomb attacks in Moscow, St Petersburg and the Sverdlovsk region.
Haiti’s mood grim as president leaves with no replacement, Carnival delayed
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Michel Martelly stepped down as Haitian president on Sunday, leaving a deeply divided country in the hands of a disputed interim government, while the first day of Carnival celebrations was canceled as violent protests erupte…
