Four killed in Nepal constitution protests
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Violent protests against a proposed new constitution intensified in Nepal’s southern plains on Wednesday with demonstrators attacking police who shot dead at least four people, officers said.
Cambodia backs off threat to scrap Australian refugee deal
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Cambodia agreed on Wednesday to take in more refugees from an Australian detention center in the South Pacific, despite having indicated earlier it would pull out of the controversial resettlement agreement having taken in only f…
U.N. establishes ‘weapons-free zone’ in Central African Republic
BANGUI (Reuters) – The United Nations has established a “weapons-free zone” in a town in Central African Republic to protect civilians from armed groups involved in inter-religious clashes that killed more than 10 people last month, the head of peaceke…
Thai bomb leader fled to Bangladesh on Chinese passport: police
BANGKOK (Reuters) – The man Thai police believe masterminded last month’s deadly Bangkok bombing fled to Bangladesh the day before the attack and traveled on a Chinese passport, officials said on Wednesday.
Former comrade spoils party for Greek leftist leader
ATHENS (Reuters) – Weeks after toppling Alexis Tsipras’s government, Greek far-left leader Panagiotis Lafazanis is landing fresh blows against his former comrade: stealing away voters and usurping the mantle of Greece’s foremost anti-bailout champion.
Moscow says Russian military experts present in Syria: Foreign Ministry
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that Russian military experts were present in Syria, the first official confirmation that the Russian military is on the ground in Syria after weeks of increased talk that Moscow may be gro…
Juncker says ‘fair deal’ for Britain must respect key EU freedoms
STRASBOURG (Reuters) – European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker made clear on Wednesday that he would seek a “fair deal” in negotiations with Britain on its continued EU membership but that it must maintain key freedoms, including labor mobili…
Heading to London, Netanyahu urges Europe to stop pressuring Israel
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Europe should see Israel as a partner in confronting the “mediaevalism” of militant Islam rather than criticizing it for its policy towards the Palestinians, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said ahead of a visit to Britain on We…
U.N. says 850,000 to cross sea to Europe this year and next
GENEVA (Reuters) – At least 850,000 people are expected to cross the Mediterranean seeking refuge in Europe this year and next, the United Nations said on Tuesday, giving estimates that already look conservative.
In Britain, teachers learn how to tackle extremists
BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) – Birmingham school principal Kamal Hanif recently gave a group of parents a presentation about how extremists use social media to recruit young people. When he mentioned Facebook, some of the parents, mainly Muslim mother…
