Slovenia to ask EU for police back-up to cope with influx of migrants
LJUBLJANA/KLJUC BRDOVECKI, Croatia (Reuters) – Between 1,500 and 2,500 migrants will spend Tuesday night at the Berkasovo-Bapska border crossing between Serbia and Croatia, some of them sleeping on the ground covered with blankets, the U.N. refugee age…
Canada’s new Liberal PM Trudeau wins broad mandate for change
MONTREAL/OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada’s Prime Minister-designate Justin Trudeau, who came from behind to trounce his Conservative rivals and snatch a majority mandate, now has to deliver on pledges from tackling climate change to boosting the economy and …
Welcomed with pageantry and protests, China’s Xi hails ‘bright’ ties with Britain
LONDON (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday hailed the “bright future” of closer relations with Britain, addressing lawmakers as part of a pomp-laden visit during which more than $46 billion of deals are expected to be signed.
Third Russian air strike on Syrian rebel group kills leader
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Russian air strikes in Syria’s Latakia province killed a rebel commander and four other fighters from a group armed by President Bashar al-Assad’s foreign enemies, a spokesman for the group said on Tuesday.
U.S. Navy, allies intercept targets in European missile test
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military and eight allied countries on Tuesday worked together to simultaneously intercept dummy ballistic and cruise missiles off the coast of Scotland, the U.S. Navy said, calling the test an important first demonstrat…
Slow count likely in Argentina’s presidential election: pollsters
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Polls indicate that if ruling party candidate Daniel Scioli wins Argentina’s presidential election in the first round on Sunday it will be by a narrow margin, raising the prospect of a slow second count, two prominent pollsters…
Brazil quits Venezuela observer team after leader barred
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil dropped out of an international mission to observe Venezuela’s parliamentary election in December because the Venezuelan government barred a former Brazilian Supreme Court chief justice from heading the team.
Cambodia PM starts to ‘like’ Facebook as opponents woo voters online
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen is taking a belated leap into the digital age in a bid to court young, urban voters as he tries to fend off unprecedented competition from the opposition after three decades in power.
U.N.’s Ban, on visit, urges Israelis, Palestinians to avoid ‘abyss’
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged Palestinians and Israel on Tuesday to step back from a “dangerous abyss” as he arrived on a snap visit to the region at the head of international efforts to quell three weeks of violence.
Portugal Socialists say ready to form leftist government
LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s caretaker centre-right prime minister and the head of the opposition Socialists made rival offers on Tuesday to form the next government, exacerbating the country’s political stalemate following this month’s inconclusive e…
