Sweden readies emergency option of closing bridge to Denmark
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – The Swedish government is preparing a proposal that would make it possible on security grounds to halt road traffic across the Oresund bridge to Denmark as the Nordic country struggles to come to grips with a record influx of asyl…
Belgium holds two on suspicion of links to Paris attacks
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgium is holding two suspects on suspicion of participating in terrorist activities, prosecutors said on Thursday, bringing the number of people it has charged over links to the Paris attacks to eight.
India army on war footing to rescue survivors as flood toll nears 270
CHENNAI, India (Reuters) – The Indian military evacuated more than 2,000 residents stranded in the southern state of Tamil Nadu on Thursday as the death toll from flooding rose to 269 after the heaviest cloudburst in over a century.
Meeting underway between Russian, Turkish foreign ministers
BELGRADE (Reuters) – A meeting between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu is underway in the Serbian capital, a Russian official told Reuters.
Turkey seeks to diversify gas supplies amid dispute with Russia
BAKU/ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s leaders have mounted a charm offensive among regional energy producers in an effort to diversify supplies as relations with major natural gas provider Russia crumble following the downing of a Russian warplane by the Tu…
EU to open entry talks with Serbia, starting with Kosovo
BELGRADE (Reuters) – The European Union said on Thursday it would open the first two so-called chapters of accession talks with Serbia this month, rewarding the country for a series of accords with its former Kosovo province despite their only patchy i…
Migrant dies on Greek-Macedonian border in second day of clashes
IDOMENI, Greece (Reuters) – A migrant was electrocuted to death at the Greek-Macedonian border on Thursday during a second successive day of clashes between police and migrants stranded for weeks on the Greek side.
Al Qaeda militants quit south Yemen town of Jaar, still in Zinjibar: residents
ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) – Al Qaeda militants who fought their way into the southern Yemeni town of Jaar on Wednesday have withdrawn and police are back in control, although the Islamist fighters remain in the nearby town of Zinjibar, residents said on Th…
Pakistan court filing asks British queen to return Koh-i-Noor diamond
LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) – A Pakistani attorney said on Thursday he has filed a court petition seeking the return of the famed Koh-i-Noor diamond Britain forced India to hand over in colonial times.
U.S., allies hit Islamic State with 32 air strikes: military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A coalition led by the United States bombarded Islamic State in Syria with 14 air strikes on Wednesday, and also hit the militant group in Iraq with 18 strikes, according to a statement on Thursday.
