U.N. sees progress in Qatar’s migrant labor reforms
DOHA (Reuters) – Qatar has made progress in its efforts to improve the lives of migrant laborers, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Thursday, departing from previous U.N. criticism of the wealthy nation’s treatment of worker…
EU-Turkey migrant plan blocked by Italy: officials
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Italy is blocking a European Union plan to provide Turkey with 3 billion euros in aid in exchange for a commitment to stem the flow of migrants into Europe, two European officials said on Thursday.
Angry Bavarian politician sends bus full of refugees to Merkel
BERLIN (Reuters) – An irate local politician in Germany’s southern state of Bavaria has dispatched a bus filled with dozens of refugees on a 7-hour journey to Chancellor Angela Merkel’s office in Berlin as a protest against her open-door refugee policy…
Seven people detained linked with Istanbul bombing: Turkish minister
ANKARA (Reuters) – Seven people have been detained in connection with a suicide bombing at the heart of Istanbul’s historic district that killed 10 German tourists, Turkish Interior Minister Efkan Ala said on Thursday.
Major oil pipeline hit by blast south of Libya’s Ras Lanuf terminal: NOC
(Reuters) – An explosion hit a major oil pipeline south of the Libyan terminal of Ras Lanuf overnight between Wednesday and Thursday, a spokesman for the Libya’s National Oil Corp said.
France to withdraw troops from Central Africa quickly, Hollande says
PARIS (Reuters) – French troops will be able to pull out of Central African Republic quickly once it elects a new president, President Francois Hollande said on Thursday.
Yemen’s Houthis free detained minister to aid talks: U.N. envoy
DUBAI (Reuters) – Yemen’s Houthi movement released a detained minister and four activists on Thursday, United Nations envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed said, in a move aimed at bolstering peace talks to end over nine months of war.
Briton who tried to bring Afghan child in UK cleared off illegal migration charges
BOULOGNE-SUR-MER (Reuters) – A British ex-soldier who tried to smuggle a four-year-old Afghan girl into Britain at her father’s request was on Thursday cleared off all charges related to aiding illegal immigration.
Egypt extends participation in Yemen conflict
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s national defense council on Thursday extended its military’s participation in a Saudi-led operation in Yemen for up to one year, the presidency said in a statement.
Truck bomb attack by Kurdish militants kills six in southeast Turkey
CINAR, Turkey (Reuters) – Kurdish militants have attacked a police station in southeast Turkey with a truck bomb, killing six people including a baby and two toddlers, in one of the biggest strikes since the conflict reignited in July, security officia…
