Merkel slams east Europeans on refugees in private talk: Politico
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel rounded on east European governments that refuse to take in refugees, accusing them of yielding to prejudice and ignoring their own history, the Politico website reported on Thursday.
Islamic State kills three Assyrian Christian captives: activists
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamic State militants have killed three Assyrian Christian captives who were among nearly 200 Christians abducted earlier this year in northeastern Syria, two human rights monitoring groups said on Thursday.
Austrian chancellor casts doubt on EU migrant ‘hotspot’ plans
VIENNA (Reuters) – Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann cast doubt on the workability of the so-called migrant hotspots European leaders plan to create by the end of next month in Greece and Italy to help manage large numbers of refugees.
Former Italian missionary kidnapped in southern Philippines
MANILA (Reuters) – An Italian man, who was a former missionary priest, has been abducted by armed men from his restaurant in the southern Philippines, security officials said on Thursday, the latest in a string of abductions targeting foreigners in the…
Talks on U.S. defence grants to Israel may resume next month: Obama aide
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The United States may resume talks on its defence grants to Israel when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits Washington next month, an aide to President Barack Obama said on Thursday.
American charged in 1997 South Korea murder pleads not guilty
SEOUL (Reuters) – An American accused of murdering a South Korean college student in the bathroom of a Seoul Burger King 18 years ago pleaded not guilty on Thursday after his extradition from the United States last month.
Indonesia asks four countries for help to fight fires
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s president said on Thursday he had asked Singapore, Russia, Malaysia and Japan for help to put out fires that have sent choking smoke drifting across the region for weeks.
U.S. says ready to defend against North Korean nuclear threat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government believes North Korea has the capability to launch a nuclear weapon against the U.S. homeland and stands ready to defend against any such attacks, a high-level U.S. military official said on Wednesday.
Mexican soldiers should be questioned by expert panel: U.N. official
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican authorities should allow international investigators to interview soldiers who may have witnessed the abduction and apparent massacre of 43 trainee teachers last year, a top United Nations official said on Wednesday.
U.N. examines donations from foundation tied to alleged bribe scheme
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations said on Wednesday it was examining how donations were used from a foundation linked to one of six people charged by U.S. authorities in an alleged bribery scheme tied to a former president of the U.N. Gener…
