ICC cites evidence of international forces abusing Afghanistan detainees
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – U.N. prosecutors said on Thursday they had evidence suggesting international forces in Afghanistan had caused serious harm to detainees by subjecting them to physical and psychological abuse.
Sweden checks trains for migrants in first border controls in 20 years
MALMO, Sweden (Reuters) – Swedish police started checking trains for migrants on Thursday, imposing the first large-scale border controls in two decades, a move criticized by one opposition party as ending a tradition of openness and by others as being…
Venezuela president’s relatives indicted in U.S. over cocaine
NEW YORK/CARACAS (Reuters) – Two of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s relatives have been indicted in the United States for cocaine smuggling, according to court papers on Thursday, following an international sting that Venezuela cast as an “imperi…
EU’s Tusk says ‘very, very tough’ to reach deal with Britain
VALLETTA (Reuters) – European Council President Donald Tusk, who will oversee negotiations starting next week on Britain’s demands for reform of the European Union, said on Thursday that reaching a deal would be “very, very tough”.
EU leaders discuss migration summit with Turkey’s Erdogan
VALLETTA (Reuters) – European Union leaders meeting on Malta to discuss the migration crisis were considering inviting Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to a summit in Brussels this month to seal an accord to curb migration, EU officials said.
Trade deals, protests mark UK visit by India’s Modi
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain and India were poised to sign 9 billion pounds ($13.7 billion) of trade deals during a visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, but his arrival on Thursday was overshadowed by protests over a perceived rise in intoleranc…
Obama calls Myanmar president, endorses election as Suu Kyi eyes majority
YANGON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama called Myanmar President Thein Sein on Thursday to congratulate him on successfully staging a historic general election in which democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi trounced the ruling camp.
Brazil president surveys dam disaster site; government vows probe, audit of other dams
MARIANA, Brazil (Reuters) – President Dilma Rousseff on Thursday flew over a devastated part of Brazil’s southeast region where two dams burst at an iron ore mine last week, killing at least seven people and swamping a vast area with mud and mine waste…
Egyptians see conspiracy behind British flight suspension
SHARM AL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) – Britain’s swift suspension of flights after the Russian plane crash in Sinai has revived old grievances in Egypt, where many accuse the former colonial ruler of acting out of malice and suspect a dark plot against the…
War batters cradle of Yemen’s Arab Spring uprising
DUBAI (Reuters) – Not even hospitals are spared the shells which every day pound the besieged city of Taiz, where Yemenis who took to the streets for democracy during the “Arab Spring” now just struggle for survival.
