Egypt in second day of ‘election without voters’
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptians largely stayed away from parliamentary elections for a second day on Monday, highlighting growing disillusionment since the army seized power in 2013 and promised to restore democracy.
Greece eyes new reforms as workers call strike, farmers mobilize
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s international lenders will start assessing its economic reforms this week as the debt-riddled nation braced for more economic pain and its largest union called for a nationwide strike on Nov. 12.
Exclusive: NATO nations to keep presence in Afghanistan, officials say
TRAPANI, Italy (Reuters) – Germany, Turkey and Italy are set to keep their deployments in Afghanistan at current levels, senior NATO officials said on Monday after the U.S. government decided to prolong its 14-year-old military presence there.
South Africa likens draft climate deal to apartheid
BONN, Germany (Reuters) – South Africa on Monday criticized a draft United Nations accord on fighting climate change as a form of “apartheid” against developing nations.
Serb charged over wartime crimes against hundreds in Bosnian town
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – A Bosnian Serb civilian official during the 1992-95 war was indicted on Monday of war crimes against hundreds of Bosnian Muslims and Croats, including murders, torture, persecution and robbery.
Investors hope Turkey’s election will give economic reformers more clout
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s two main parties may be campaigning for parliamentary polls on populist platforms such as higher wages and pensions, but investors hope whoever wins will instead revive the once-admired pace of growth and economic reform.
As Russia reasserts itself, NATO opens biggest exercises in years
TRAPANI, Italy (Reuters) – NATO and its allies opened their largest military exercise in more than a decade on Monday, choosing the central Mediterranean to showcase strengths that face threats from Russia’s growing military presence from the Baltics t…
New Saudi performance center adds to top prince’s powers
RIYADH (Reuters) – Hit by falling oil prices, Saudi Arabia has set up a new body that aims to improve the efficiency of government agencies while giving more influence to the powerful young Deputy Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman.
Turkey should not become ‘concentration camp’ for migrants, PM says
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey wants fresh funding from the European Union in exchange for stopping migrants streaming to Europe but should not be expected to turn itself into a “concentration camp” for refugees, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Mon…
5,000 migrants reach Slovenia on Monday: official
LJUBLJANA (Reuters) – Some 5,000 migrants reached Slovenia on Monday from Croatia, with another 1,200 on their way by train, the Slovenian interior ministry said, accusing Croatia of ignoring efforts to contain the flow.
