Merkel warns of risks of ‘safe zone’ in northern Syria
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned on Tuesday that creating a “safe zone” for refugees in northern Syria could put them at risk of being massacred, starkly distancing her country from a Turkish proposal.
Talks to bring opposition into Guinea-Bissau government break down
BISSAU (Reuters) – Guinea-Bissau’s largest opposition party, the Party of Social Renewal (PRS), will not be joining a new government that is seeking to turn the page on a crisis that has threatened to destabilize the nation, its spokesman said on Tuesd…
Russian envoy complains U.N. building under ‘Obama’s command’
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Russia’s U.N. envoy complained about the presence of Kosovo representatives at a counter-terrorism summit organized by the United States on Tuesday, saying the U.N. building was under the “command” of U.S. President Barack Ob…
U.S. fails to stop flow of foreign fighters to Islamic State: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Nearly 30,000 foreigners, including more than 250 Americans, have joined Islamic State and other militant groups to fight in Syria and Iraq, double the number a year ago, a congressional study released on Tuesday showed.
Scrapped Russian arms deal to cost France up to 250 million euros
PARIS (Reuters) – The scrapping of a deal to sell two Mistral helicopter carriers to Russia should cost French taxpayers no more than 250 million euros ($280 million), a Senate report said on Tuesday.
Bulgaria to extradite suspect over 71 dead migrants in Austria: local TV
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria will extradite a man who was arrested in connection with 71 dead refugees found in an abandoned truck on an Austrian highway, local TV news channels reported on Tuesday.
Fears for Hong Kong academic freedom as top legal scholar barred from job
HONG KONG (Reuters) – A leading law professor was barred from taking up a senior post at one of Hong Kong’s top universities on Tuesday in what some said was a blow to academic freedom as Beijing tries to tighten its grip a year after student-led prote…
Japan’s Abe calls for ‘amicable’ and ‘stable’ China relationship
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Tuesday that Japan needed to develop a stable and amicable relationship with China.
Sri Lanka war crimes resolution softened before U.N. debate
COLOMBO (Reuters) – A U.S.-backed resolution at the United Nations that seeks justice for victims of Sri Lanka’s 26-year civil war has been softened to keep its government on board and allay the concerns of powerful neighbor India, sources say.
‘This speeds up procedure’ – how Hungary expels migrants
SZEGED, Hungary (Reuters) – The court in the southern Hungarian town of Szeged has shelved other criminal cases and is handing down fast-track verdicts punishing migrants for unlawfully crossing a razor-wire fence that lines the border with Serbia.
