Turkey steps up security operations in southeast, nine killed
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Turkish security forces stepped up operations targeting Kurdish militants in southeastern towns on Wednesday, security sources said, as pro-government media detailed plans for a 10,000-strong force to restore state contro…
Police fire on car and arrest driver at Paris army museum
PARIS (Reuters) – French police fired on a car that lurched towards a military museum building in Paris on Wednesday and arrested the driver, a police official said.
Salvation is free, pope says, warning against Holy Year fraudsters
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Wednesday warned Catholics against fraudsters who would have them pay to pass through “Holy Doors” at cathedrals around the world, a ritual in the Church’s current Jubilee year.
EU migrants feel like scapegoats as Britain seeks benefit curbs
CHAFFORD HUNDRED, England (Reuters) – Ella Vine no longer speaks her native Polish at bus stops and train stations in Britain because there have been times she has been told to “shut up”, or worse, by fellow passengers.
More than half of Germans fearful for the future: survey
BERLIN (Reuters) – More than half of Germans are fearful for the future, a study showed on Wednesday, suggesting an influx of hundreds of thousands of refugees and the growing threat of terrorism are reviving German Angst.
Turkey accuses Russia of playing up military threat after downed jet
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey accused Russia on Wednesday of playing up a military threat from Ankara that does not exist, comments likely to further strain tensions between the two after the downing of a jet over Syria last month.
Confusion clouds Saudi Arabia’s coalition against militancy
RIYADH (Reuters) – Western nations welcomed Saudi Arabia’s new Islamic coalition against terrorism, but confusion over its role, even among its own members, may undermine its ambitions of tackling militancy and deflecting international criticism of Riy…
Ukraine to suspend trade with Crimea in 30 days: PM Yatseniuk
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine will suspend trade with Crimea in 30 days time, Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk said on Wednesday, adding that restoring electricity to the peninsula will be a separate issue.
EU adopts tougher rules on tracking jetliners
BRUSSELS/PARIS (Reuters) – The European Union on Wednesday adopted new rules to make it easier to track jetliners, stepping up international efforts to prevent a repeat of the disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines jet with 239 people on board.
Britons skeptical over Cameron’s EU reform bid: poll
LONDON (Reuters) – Fewer than one in five Britons think Prime Minister David Cameron can secure all the reforms he wants from the European Union, according to an opinion poll on Wednesday.
