Indonesia ferry hits trouble on way to Singapore, 97 rescued
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Almost 100 people were rescued when a ferry sailing toward Singapore from the Indonesian island of Batam hit a floating object and reportedly started to sink, authorities in the city-state said.
Obama visits Paris attack site, pays tribute to victims
PARIS (Reuters) – President Barack Obama paid tribute to the victims of the Paris attacks on Monday shortly after arriving in the city, visiting the Bataclan, the concert hall where the deadliest attacks took place during the onslaught.
Mexico tests charred remains as authorities seek missing Aussies
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican authorities will run DNA tests on two charred bodies found earlier this week in a camper van, in a state infamous for narcotics gangs and about 100 miles from where two missing Australian surfers were last spotted.
Negotiators grab head start on monumental climate challenge
PARIS (Reuters) – Senior negotiators from almost 200 nations on Sunday began thrashing out a new global deal to curb climate change as the president of China, the world’s biggest polluter, landed in Paris.
Bosnian Serbs dismiss top court’s order to change discriminatory law
BANJA LUKA, Bosnia (Reuters) – Bosnian Serb political leaders declared on Sunday they would not obey a ruling by Bosnia’s top court to change a holidays law discriminating against other ethnic groups, dismissing the court as a “political body” which br…
France calls for ‘enlightened Islam’ against jihadist ideology
PARIS (Reuters) – Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve urged French Muslim leaders on Sunday to develop an “enlightened Islam” to confront what he called the obscurantist views of Islamic State that lead young Muslims into violence.
Cameron sees EU talks on Britain next month
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron expects a “substantive discussion” with fellow EU leaders next month on his demands for reforms of the bloc, officials said after talks on Sunday with the EU’s chief negotiator.
Declaring ‘new beginning,’ EU and Turkey seal migrant deal
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Turkey promised to help stem the flow of migrants to Europe in return for cash, visas and renewed talks on joining the EU in a deal struck on Sunday that the Turkish prime minister called a “new beginning” for the uneasy neighbors….
Poland says will push hard to keep Britain in EU
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Poland’s new Euro-sceptic government is ready to support many of Britain’s demands for staying in the European Union, but will oppose any move to withhold benefits from the thousands of Poles living there, a senior Polish official …
Israeli police officers kill Palestinian attacker: police
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli police shot dead a Palestinian who stabbed an officer in Jerusalem on Sunday, a spokesman said, in the latest attack in a two-month wave of violence and Palestinian health officials said a youth was killed in East Jerusale…
