Britain says Cyprus military base will not become new migrant route
LONDON (Reuters) – A British military base in Cyprus will not become a new route into Britain for migrants, Prime Minister David Cameron’s spokesman said on Friday following the arrival of more than 100 people earlier this week.
Merkel says wants good economic ties with Ukraine and Russia
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said a European Union free trade agreement with Ukraine is not directed against Russia and that Berlin wants good economic ties with both Ukraine and Russia.
Cameroon military in gun fight with Boko Haram after village raid
DOUALA, Cameroon (Reuters) – Cameroon soldiers fought militants from Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram who raided a village in the Far North region, local officials said on Friday, a day after a similar attack in the area and an attempted suicide bomb…
Lebanese navy stops second migrant boat in a week
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s navy stopped a boat carrying 35 Palestinian refugees to Turkey on Friday, the second time this week it has moved in to stop people apparently trying to travel on to Europe.
Turkey says new wave of Syrian refugees will head for Europe
ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey is preparing for tens of thousands more refugees from Syria as government forces and Russian warplanes pound opposition-held areas, and officials said many would try illegally to get to Europe.
Assad is problem, not solution in Syria, France’s Hollande says
ATHENS (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is the problem and not the solution where the crisis in Syria is concerned, French President Francois Hollande said on Friday.
Swedish regions to get $1.2 billion extra for asylum seekers: government
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden’s government will hand local authorities and other organizations an extra 10 billion crowns ($1.18 billion) this year to relieve pressure on housing, schools and social services dealing with record numbers of asylum seekers…
As prospect of IMF deal fades, Romania risks backsliding on deficit, reforms
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – The prospects of Romania lining up a new aid deal led by the International Monetary Fund are dimming, and the country risks backsliding on commitments to run tight budget deficits and implement structural reforms.
Clashes in Myanmar’s ethnic areas spark calls for restraint
YANGON (Reuters) – Fighting has flared in areas of Myanmar controlled by ethnic rebels who refused to sign a ceasefire, raising fears the army is pressuring groups that did not join in what was supposed to be a crowning achievement of President Thein S…
French far-right Le Pen family set for regional power wins: poll
PARIS (Reuters) – Far-right leader Marine Le Pen is set to win control of France’s northernmost area in regional elections in December, an opinion poll showed on Friday, with her niece possibly coming first too in the southeastern Provence-Alpes-Cote d…
