Tunisia lifts state of emergency imposed after beach attack
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia has lifted a state of emergency imposed shortly after an Islamist militant attack in June this year on a beach resort, the presidency said on Friday.
‘Who will pay for that?’ – migrants clog east Europe trade routes
BATROVCI, Serbia/BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Border closures and tighter controls caused by record numbers of migrants are clogging up trade in southeast and central Europe, driving up costs and forcing transport companies to seek other routes.
Myanmar president is sued in U.S. over alleged abuses of Rohingya Muslims
YANGON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Muslim rights activists have filed a lawsuit in the United States against Myanmar President Thein Sein, accusing him and several ministers of human rights abuses against minority Rohingyas, just a few weeks before an histori…
After Kunduz rout, Afghan army and police blame each other
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Hungry and exhausted after being routed by Taliban fighters in the northern city of Kunduz, Afghanistan’s army and police force are blaming each other for the shambolic surrender of the provincial capital.
Deadly Russian rocket system spotted in Ukraine for first time
MOSCOW (Reuters) – International monitors say they have spotted a new kind of Russian weapons system in rebel-held Ukraine this week, possible evidence of Moscow’s continued interest in Ukraine even as it focuses on Syria.
Boko Haram fighters kill two Niger soldiers, wound four in ambush
NIAMEY (Reuters) – Boko Haram Islamist fighters killed at least two Niger soldiers and wounded four others in an attack on a village near the Nigerian border, army officers said on Friday.
Hungary joins other NATO allies to host command center
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary, along with other states in central and eastern Europe, will host a command center to help coordinate deployment of NATO’s rapid reaction force in an emergency, the government said on Friday.
Portugal election race points to minority government, uncertainty
LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s prime minister made a final push on Friday to boost his chances of not only winning this weekend’s election, as predicted by opinion polls, but also of securing an absolute majority and a more stable government.
Saudi Arabia deters bid for U.N. human rights probe in Yemen
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations backed a Saudi-led resolution on Friday to support Yemen in setting up a national inquiry into human rights violations, having ditched an attempt led by the Netherlands to mandate an independent U.N. investigation….
Two children seeking stars vandalized Soviet graves, Poland says
WARSAW (Reuters) – Two children who wanted to pry the red stars off some Soviet graves were probably behind the vandalization of a cemetery in Poland, police said on Friday.
