Finland raises 2015 forecast for asylum seekers to 50,000
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finland on Friday raised its estimate for the number of asylum-seekers expected to reach the country this year to about 50,000 from 30,000 previously, after a heightened influx in September.
Difficult to buy a gun in China, but not explosives
BEIJING (Reuters) – A series of deadly bomb blasts in China this week has shown how easy it is to acquire explosives in the country, revealing a major gap in its huge security apparatus as the economy slows and anger grows over issues like graft and po…
British boy, 15, gets life sentence for inciting Anzac Day attack in Australia
LONDON (Reuters) – A 15-year-old boy, thought to be the youngest Briton to be convicted of a terrorism offense, was given a life sentence on Friday for inciting an attack on a World War One commemorative event in Australia from his bedroom in northern …
Hungarian church thanks God, government for fending off migrants
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – The church in a southern Hungarian diocese heavily affected by an influx of migrants has thanked the right-wing government for regarding its effort to seal Hungary’s borders against further migration as “a task given by God”.
U.S. anti-abortion activist to be deported after losing appeal to enter Australia
SYDNEY (Reuters) – An U.S. anti-abortion activist on Friday lost his appeal against the cancellation of his visa to enter Australia and will now be deported after he attempted to illegally enter the country.
Iran troops to join Syria war, Russia bombs group trained by CIA
BEIRUT/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Hundreds of Iranian troops have arrived in Syria to join a major ground offensive in support of President Bashar al-Assad’s government, Lebanese sources said on Thursday, a sign the civil war is turning still more regional and…
Despair, hardship as Iraq cuts off wages in Islamic State cities
ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – The Iraqi government’s decision to choke off funding for Islamic State by cutting off all wages and pensions in cities controlled by the group has plunged people into hardship and could help the insurgents tighten their grip, of…
Violence in refugee homes could spiral: German police union chief
BERLIN (Reuters) – There is a risk of violence among asylum seekers getting out of hand at accommodation centers in Germany, the country’s police union chief said on Friday in remarks reflecting growing concern over a record refugee influx.
Russia carries out new round of air strikes in Syria, hitting 12 targets
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Friday it had carried out new rounds of air strikes in Syria, hitting 12 Islamic State targets.
UNHCR says weather causes lull in refugee arrivals in Greece
GENEVA (Reuters) – The number of migrants and refugees arriving on Greece’s shores has fallen this week due to poor weather but the flow will pick up again if the weather improves, the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR said on Friday.
