New U.N. envoy pushes Libya factions to sign peace deal
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – The new United Nations envoy to Libya on Sunday urged warring factions to sign up to a previously negotiated agreement for a unity government, saying there could be consultations but no changes to the draft.
Swiss right-wing SVP’s Blocher ready to compromise on EU immigration: paper
ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland’s right-wing Swiss People’s Party (SVP) might be ready to compromise on immigration quotas adopted in a referendum last year that have led to tensions with the European Union, SVP figurehead Christoph Blocher said in a ne…
Conditions worsen for migrants denied passage across the Balkans
GEVGELIJA, Macedonia (Reuters) – Conditions for hundreds of migrants stuck on Balkan borders worsened on Sunday as temperatures dropped and a first smattering of snow fell.
German coalition clash escalates as Merkel marks decade in power
BERLIN (Reuters) – The parties in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition government exchanged insults at the weekend in an escalating clash over refugee policy that has left the German leader looking more vulnerable than at any time during her decade in …
Suspected drone strike kills al Shabaab fighters in Somalia: police
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – A suspected drone targeted a base belonging to al Qaeda-affiliated al Shabaab insurgents in southern Somalia, killing at least five fighters, police and residents said on Sunday.
Turkish warplanes pound Kurdish militant targets in southeast Turkey
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish warplanes struck Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant targets on Saturday, part of an air and ground offensive against the group in southeast Turkey, where some areas have been under curfew for as long as ten days.
UK PM Cameron to push for war with case for joining Syria air strikes
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron will this week set out the case for joining air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria, his finance minister said on Sunday, in a bid to persuade a parliament loath to embark on another …
Singapore Airlines’ flight from U.S. lands safely amid bomb threat
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore Airlines said on Sunday there was a bomb threat to one of its flights which originated from San Francisco and landed safely at Singapore’s Changi Airport on Sunday.
China says won’t cease building on South China Sea isles
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – China said on Sunday it will continue to build military and civilian facilities on its artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea and the United States was testing it by sending warships through the area.
After talks, EU officials see no quick December fix with Britain
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders are not only unlikely to reach a deal next month with Britain on its demands for reform of the bloc but may not even narrow differences at a pre-Christmas summit, officials and diplomats said.
