North Korea detains U.S. student on New Year trip for ‘hostile act’
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea has detained a U.S. university student, the third western citizen known to be held in the isolated state, for committing a “hostile act” and wanting to “destroy the country’s unity”, it said on Friday.
Pentagon chief says Turkey could do more in fight against IS
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Turkey could do more in the fight against Islamic State militants, U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter said on Friday.
U.S. military says two more civilians killed, four hurt in air strikes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military said on Friday two civilians were likely killed and four others wounded in air strikes against Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria between July 4 and July 17, 2015.
Hungary’s Orban urges fence between Greece and Macedonia, Bulgaria
BRDO PRI KRANJU, Slovenia (Reuters) – Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban said that a fence should be erected on the Macedonian and Bulgarian borders with Greece to curb the inflow of migrants into Europe.
Czech MEP, arrested in Swiss bank case, dies in Prague
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Miloslav Ransdorf, a Czech communist member of the European Parliament who was arrested in December after trying to withdraw hundreds of millions of euros from a Swiss bank, has died, his political party said on Friday.
Greek farmers rail against Tsipras as taxes loom
KASTRO, Greece (Reuters) – Three years ago, a young Greek opposition politician named Alexis Tsipras clambered onto a tractor to give a rousing speech to hundreds of cheering farmers blockading the roads, vowing to ‘crush’ harsh reforms that he said we…
Ivory Coast army chief urged Burkina coup leader to act
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – Ivory Coast’s army chief encouraged a coup leader in neighboring Burkina Faso during his failed bid to seize power last year, according to a recording of a conversation in the hands of Burkina Faso judicial authorities.
Belgium charges Paris attack suspect
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgium charged a man detained this week with terrorist offences linked to the Paris attacks and released another held for three weeks due to lack of evidence, federal prosecutors said on Friday.
At least 43 migrants drown when boats capsize off Greek islands
ATHENS (Reuters) – At least 43 people, including 17 children, drowned when their boats capsized off two Greek islands near the Turkish coast on Friday, coastguards said, marking one of the deadliest days for migrants risking the perilous route to Europ…
Kerry says effort and good faith could lead to lifting of sanctions on Russia
DAVOS (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday he believed that, with effort and good faith on both sides, it would be possible to implement the Minsk agreements on Ukraine in coming months to allow for a lifting of sanctions on Ru…
