German Mittelstand upbeat but says refugees won’t solve problems
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Mittelstand, the small and medium-sized companies seen as the backbone of Europe’s biggest economy, are optimistic about next year but say 2015’s huge influx of refugees will not solve their shortage of skilled labor.
Spain’s Rajoy appeals for alliance of like-minded parties
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Tuesday renewed his overtures to political rivals after an inconclusive election, urging them to back a government that would defend Spanish unity in the face of a Catalan independence d…
Suspected Muslim rebels kill official, attack police in Thailand’s south
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Suspected Muslim insurgents attacked police and a government office in Thailand’s deep south on Tuesday, killing one official as they seized hostages, police said.
Afghan leader promises parliamentary election next year
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani pledged on Tuesday to hold promised parliamentary and district council elections next year, as he sought to calm growing political turmoil that has hindered his government’s fight against the Talib…
Three suspected Islamic State members arrested in Turkey: Dogan
ANKARA (Reuters) – Three suspected Islamic State members, one a Briton and two Pakistani, were arrested last week in Istanbul following raids carried out by Turkish security forces, Dogan news agency reported on Tuesday.
Husband of executed woman charged with planning UAE attacks: newspapers
DUBAI (Reuters) – The husband of an Emirati woman who was executed for killing a U.S. teacher in Abu Dhabi last year has been charged with plotting bombings and other attacks on targets including a U.S. base and a UAE leader, a local newspaper reported…
German court sentences man to life in Rwanda genocide case
BERLIN (Reuters) – A German court sentenced a Rwandan man already behind bars for his role in a 1994 massacre to life in prison on Tuesday after finding him guilty of the more serious crime of actively participating in genocide.
Russia may be ‘flexible’ on easing of U.N. sanctions against Taliban: TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is ready “to show flexibility” on the possible easing of sanctions imposed on Afghanistan’s Taliban movement by the United Nations Security Council, TASS news agency on Tuesday quoted a senior Russian diplomat as saying.
U.S.-led coalition stages 31 strikes against Islamic State: statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies targeted Islamic State with 31 air strikes on Monday in their latest daily operations against the militant group in Iraq and Syria, the coalition leading the operations said in a statement.
Iraq, Syria, France deadliest places for reporters in 2015
PARIS (Reuters) – The Islamist attack on satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo made France the third deadliest country for journalists in 2015, just behind Syria and Iraq, media freedom organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said on Tuesday.
