Violence in refugee homes could spiral: German police union chief
BERLIN (Reuters) – There is a risk of violence among asylum seekers getting out of hand at accommodation centers in Germany, the country’s police union chief said on Friday in remarks reflecting growing concern over a record refugee influx.
Russia carries out new round of air strikes in Syria, hitting 12 targets
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Friday it had carried out new rounds of air strikes in Syria, hitting 12 Islamic State targets.
UNHCR says weather causes lull in refugee arrivals in Greece
GENEVA (Reuters) – The number of migrants and refugees arriving on Greece’s shores has fallen this week due to poor weather but the flow will pick up again if the weather improves, the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR said on Friday.
Turkey detains 44 people in raids targeting Kurdish militants: media
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish police detained 44 people in Istanbul on Friday on suspicion of links with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in a continuing crackdown on militants ahead of a snap national election in November, local media reported.
Warplanes, believed Russian, bomb IS-held town in Syria
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Warplanes believed to be Russian bombed an Islamic State-held town 130 km (80 miles) northeast of Damascus overnight, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Friday.
Sydney cordons off streets after shootings
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian police sealed off streets and warned the public to keep away from New South Wales state police headquarters in Sydney on Friday after two people were shot dead, police and media said.
Air strikes in Syria to last three-four months: Russia
PARIS (Reuters) – Russia estimates its air strike campaign in Syria could last three to four months, the head of the foreign affairs committee at the State Duma, Russia’s parliament, said on Friday.
One in five of PM Cameron’s lawmakers likely to back ‘Brexit’: Open Europe
LONDON (Reuters) – As many as one in five of British Prime Minister David Cameron’s lawmakers is likely to vote to leave the European Union in a referendum, new research showed on Friday, indicating the scale of the divide over Europe in the ruling Con…
Afghan forces push into Taliban-held Kunduz city amid fierce clashes
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Afghan troops recaptured the center of the strategic northern city of Kunduz on Thursday amid fierce clashes with Taliban militants, three days after losing the provincial capital in a humbling defeat for Kabul and its U…
U.S. military plane crashes in Afghanistan, kills 11
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. military transport plane crashed at an airfield in Afghanistan shortly after midnight on Friday (15:30 p.m. EDT on Thursday), killing all 11 people on board, the U.S. military said, describing the crash as an accident.
