EU states clinch deal on sharing air passenger data
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU governments and the European Parliament drew years of wrangling over security forces’ use of airline passenger data toward a close on Friday by agreeing to a compromise deal with the legislature.
Israel says too early to try suspects over torching of Palestinian home
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel is still trying to gather evidence against far-right Jews arrested for a lethal arson attack in July on a Palestinian home in the occupied West Bank, the public security minister said on Friday, playing down prospects of an…
Putin, Nazarbayev discuss coalition to fight terrorism: Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev discussed the creation of a broad coalition to fight terrorist groups, above all the Islamic State, during a phone call, the Kremlin said in a statement on Fr…
Dutch far-right leader Wilders tells Turks: ‘You will never join EU’
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders, the most popular politician in the Netherlands, has told Turks “you are not welcome here” in a video that takes aim at Turkey’s hopes of joining the European Union.
Georgia strips ex-president Saakashvili of citizenship
TBILISI (Reuters) – Georgia on Friday stripped former president Mikheil Saakashvili of his citizenship, in a move one of his supporters described as part of a settling of political scores.
Molotov cocktail kills 16 people at Cairo restaurant after dispute
CAIRO (Reuters) – A Molotov cocktail hurled at a Cairo restaurant killed 16 people and wounded two on Friday, Egyptian security officials said.
Preventing Iran bomb more important than past nuclear activity: Kerry
ATHENS (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday that preventing Iran developing a nuclear weapon in future was more important now than “ambiguities” about its past military efforts.
Court ruling, minister exit complicate Rousseff battle in Brazil
BRASILIA (Reuters) – President Dilma Rousseff on Friday suffered two setbacks to her fight against impeachment, as a minister from her main coalition ally resigned and the Supreme Court quashed appeals from supporters seeking to stop the impeachment pr…
UK Maoist cult leader raped followers, kept daughter a prisoner for 30 years
LONDON (Reuters) – A Maoist cult leader was found guilty on Friday of raping and beating his brainwashed female followers, while keeping his own daughter a fearful prisoner for more than 30 years in homes across south London.
Syria government, rebels could cooperate vs IS before Assad goes: Kerry
ATHENS (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday it might be possible for the Syrian government and rebel forces to cooperate against Islamic State militants without Syrian President Bashar al-Assad having first left power.
