Turkey and Greece must work together on refugees: Greek PM
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Greece and Turkey must fight human trafficking together and coordinate the work of their police and coast guards to help tackle the refugee crisis, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras wrote in a Turkish newspaper on Tuesday.
Syrian army captures village from Islamic State
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian army has seized a village from Islamic State in western Syria, state media and a group monitoring the war reported on Tuesday, retaking territory in an area where the jihadist group had recently advanced near a vital north…
Bulgarian nationalist leader arrested over fracas with students
SOFIA (Reuters) – The leader of Bulgaria’s nationalist party was arrested on Tuesday over his role in a fracas with students last month, prosecutors said, the latest in a string of incidents that appear aimed at winning publicity and irking the authori…
U.S.-led air strikes target more Islamic State oil facilities
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S.-led military coalition on Monday staged 23 air strikes targeting Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, including oil facilities used by the militant group, the Combined Joint Task Force leading the operations said.
Israel to lift freeze on marketing of 454 settler homes in East Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has approved the marketing of land for the construction of 454 homes in two settlements in East Jerusalem, a government official said on Tuesday.
Five rescued in Tanzania after 41 days trapped in gold mine
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – Five people were rescued after spending 41 days trapped by a landslide in a small-scale gold mine in northwest Tanzania and one body was recovered, the mining ministry said on Tuesday.
Rwandan senate votes to allow President Kagame a third term
KIGALI (Reuters) – Rwanda’s senate on Tuesday unanimously approved a draft constitution to allow President Paul Kagame to seek a third term in office, the head of the senate said, clearing the path for a referendum that is not expected to face much opp…
German police chief plays down security threat from refugees
BERLIN (Reuters) – There is no sign that Islamist militants posing as refugees have entered Germany to commit an attack, the head of the German police said, responding to concerns following the attacks in Paris that an open-door refugee policy poses a …
Britain to develop offensive cyber capability, Osborne says
CHELTENHAM, England (Reuters) – British spies are developing an offensive cyber capability to fight Islamist militants, hackers, criminals and hostile powers who threaten British interests, finance minister George Osborne said on Tuesday.
Yemen’s exiled president returns to rally forces, over 50 killed
ADEN (Reuters) – Yemen’s exiled President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi returned to the southern port city of Aden on Tuesday to rally forces loyal to him in the country’s civil war and oversee a campaign to retake the city of Taiz, a presidency official said…
