Greek experts call for pension reform amid protests
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece must crack down on undeclared work, create more jobs, merge its pension funds and unify contribution rates to revamp its ailing pension system, a committee set up to find ways to make the system viable said on Thursday.
Five members of Lebanese family drown on journey to Greece
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Five members of a Lebanese family drowned and another four are missing after the boat carrying them from Turkey to Greece sank in the Mediterranean, relatives said on Thursday.
Seven migrants drown off Greece’s island of Lesbos
ATHENS (Reuters) – Seven people drowned on Thursday, among them a baby and three children, after their wooden boat and a coast guard vessel crashed during a migrant rescue operation off the island of Lesbos, the Greek coast guard said.
Indonesia deploys troops to calm religious unrest in Aceh province
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (Reuters) – Indonesia deployed security personnel on Thursday to calm unrest in its northern Aceh province after a mob burnt down churches and killed one person in religious violence this week.
Belgian tourist dies after falling into Chilean geyser
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – A Belgian woman who suffered burns on 80 percent of her body after falling into a boiling hot geyser last week in northern Chile died on Thursday, the Santiago hospital where she was receiving treatment said.
NATO urges Montenegro to prove readiness for accession
PODGORICA (Reuters) – NATO urged Montenegro on Thursday to put into practice the reforms it adopted hoping to join the Western military alliance, with a decision due in December on whether to take in the tiny Adriatic republic over the objections of Ru…
At least four killed as storms lash Italy
ROME (Reuters) – Torrential rain and storms battered southern and central Italy for a second day on Thursday, leading to the deaths of at least four people and reviving a controversy over environmental neglect in the country.
Turkey seeks EU visa deal for cooperation on migrants
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Turkey demanded on Thursday that the European Union start easing restrictions next year on Turks traveling to the European Union if it wants full cooperation to stem the flow of Syrian refugees and other migrants from its territory…
Brazil speaker denies agreement on impeachment requests
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s lower house speaker Eduardo Cunha said on Thursday he had not made an agreement with President Dilma Rousseff’s government or opposition politicians regarding impeachment requests against the president.
French school stirs media storm with mock assault rifle exercise
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s Defence Ministry said it would take disciplinary action over a primary school “meet-the-army” workshop at which pupils aged 10 and under took part in an exercise with unloaded assault rifles.
