At NATO, Turkey remains defiant over Russian jet
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Turkey’s prime minister dismissed on Monday any suggestion Ankara should apologize for downing a Russian warplane in its airspace last week, after winning strong NATO support for the right to defend itself.
Turkey’s Davutoglu wins parliamentary vote of confidence
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu’s government on Monday won an expected vote of confidence in parliament and approval for its program, according to a live broadcast from parliament.
Venezuela arrests three for killing of opposition candidate
CARACAS (Reuters) – Authorities arrested three people on Monday suspected in the murder of an opposition leader that shook Venezuela and drew international condemnation in the run-up to this weekend’s election for a new legislature.
U.S. tightens visa waiver program in wake of Paris attacks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House announced changes to the U.S. visa waiver program on Monday so that security officials can more closely screen travelers from 38 countries allowed to enter the United States without obtaining visas before they tra…
UK’s Labour to let its lawmakers vote with their consciences on Syria strikes
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition Labour Party said on Monday its lawmakers could vote according to their consciences on air strikes against militants in Syria, a move which may hand Prime Minister David Cameron the parliamentary majority he need…
Putin says Turkey shot down Russian plane to defend IS oil supplies
PARIS (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday the reason Turkey downed a Russian warplane last week was that it wanted to protect supplies of oil from Islamic State.
Syria’s Assad says terrorists among Syrian refugees: Czech Television
PRAGUE (Reuters) – There are terrorists among the Syrian refugees making their way to Europe, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad told Czech Television in an interview, excerpts of which were broadcast on Monday.
In unexpected twist, Assad ally may be Lebanon’s next president
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s political crisis has taken a dramatic turn with the possibility that a friend of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad could become president in a power-sharing deal aimed at breathing life back into the paralyzed state.
Indonesia to release AirAsia crash investigation report
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia was set to publish the results of its investigation into last year’s crash of an Indonesia AirAsia passenger jet on Tuesday, the first official explanation to the families of the 162 people killed in the disaster.
Russia says top Russian and U.S. military officials discuss fight against IS
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The head of the Russian army’s general staff and the chairman of the U.S. joint chiefs of staff on Monday discussed by phone questions relating to the fight against Islamic State in Syria, Interfax news agency reported, citing the Ru…
