Bosnian Serbs dismiss top court’s order to change discriminatory law
BANJA LUKA, Bosnia (Reuters) – Bosnian Serb political leaders declared on Sunday they would not obey a ruling by Bosnia’s top court to change a holidays law discriminating against other ethnic groups, dismissing the court as a “political body” which br…
France calls for ‘enlightened Islam’ against jihadist ideology
PARIS (Reuters) – Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve urged French Muslim leaders on Sunday to develop an “enlightened Islam” to confront what he called the obscurantist views of Islamic State that lead young Muslims into violence.
Cameron sees EU talks on Britain next month
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron expects a “substantive discussion” with fellow EU leaders next month on his demands for reforms of the bloc, officials said after talks on Sunday with the EU’s chief negotiator.
Declaring ‘new beginning,’ EU and Turkey seal migrant deal
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Turkey promised to help stem the flow of migrants to Europe in return for cash, visas and renewed talks on joining the EU in a deal struck on Sunday that the Turkish prime minister called a “new beginning” for the uneasy neighbors….
Poland says will push hard to keep Britain in EU
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Poland’s new Euro-sceptic government is ready to support many of Britain’s demands for staying in the European Union, but will oppose any move to withhold benefits from the thousands of Poles living there, a senior Polish official …
Israeli police officers kill Palestinian attacker: police
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli police shot dead a Palestinian who stabbed an officer in Jerusalem on Sunday, a spokesman said, in the latest attack in a two-month wave of violence and Palestinian health officials said a youth was killed in East Jerusale…
Niger’s main opposition names Oumarou as election candidate
NIAMEY (Reuters) – Niger’s main opposition party chose Seyni Oumarou on Sunday as its candidate to contest an election in February against President Mahamadou Issoufou who is seeking a second five-year term, party officials said.
Israel suspends EU role in peace process with Palestinians
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel said on Sunday it was suspending contacts with European Union bodies involved in peace efforts with the Palestinians after the bloc started requiring the labeling of exports from Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
Mourners at funeral of Kurdish lawyer cast doubt over justice
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Mourners at the funeral on Sunday of Tahir Elci, a Kurdish lawyer and human rights activist gunned down a day earlier in Turkey’s volatile southeast, said they were skeptical that those responsible for his killing would b…
Turkey recovers body of pilot from downed Russian jet
ANKARA/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Turkey recovered the body of a Russian pilot from northern Syria and presented it to Russian diplomats on Sunday, five days after shooting down his warplane in an incident that wrecked relations between two of the main powers …
