Indonesia considers national emergency over forest fires: VP
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia is considering declaring a national emergency over fires that have been smoldering across the archipelago for weeks, sending haze drifting across much of Southeast Asia, the vice president said on Tuesday.
Calais migrants face grim winter in ‘the jungle’
CALAIS, France (Reuters) – In the Calais migrant camp where the stench of human excrement and bonfires of plastic waste taint the chilly sea air, a man in a polythene rain suit cycles on the spot, powering a dynamo to charge a mobile phone.
EU to give more budget leeway to states facing extra refugee costs
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission, which polices euro zone governments’ finances, will give more budget leeway to states that can prove to have suffered extraordinary costs to face the refugee crisis, Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker…
Congo Republic opposition leader dismisses referendum result
BRAZZAVILLE (Reuters) – A senior opposition leader in Congo Republic on Tuesday dismissed a referendum result showing overwhelming approval for a change in the constitution to allow President Denis Sassou Nguesso to run for a third consecutive term.
Turkey is looking more and more like its troubled neighbors
(Reuters) – It should have been a moment of unity against a backdrop of horror.
France hosts Syria talks on Tuesday
PARIS (Reuters) – France will host talks on the Syria conflict on Tuesday with representatives from the United States, Europe, Jordan and Turkey but without Syria’s allies Russia and Iran, the foreign ministry said.
Free Syrian Army groups say did not visit Moscow
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Delegations from Free Syrian Army rebel groups did not visit Moscow, representatives of four factions fighting under the FSA banner told Reuters on Tuesday, denying Russian news agency reports that such visits had taken place.
Attacks on India’s beef industry hit buffalo meat trade
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) – Rising tensions over eating beef in Hindu-majority India are starting to hit the multi-billion dollar buffalo meat trade, with exports falling in the last six months as traders run short of supplies and China lifts purchase…
Turkey struck Kurdish militia in Syria twice: PM Davutoglu
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Turkey had struck Kurdish militia fighters in Syria twice after they defied Ankara’s warning not to cross west of the Euphrates river.
Aquino says has faith Filipinos will reject another Marcos as leader
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Benigno Aquino said on Tuesday he had faith in the people to reject the son of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos as a leader, adding that the family should apologize for the hardships of martial law.
