Ex-Yugoslav foes restore passenger traffic, but trucks still stuck
TOVARNIK, Croatia (Reuters) – A single, narrow border crossing between Serbia and Croatia was opened overnight for passenger traffic, but cargo trucks remained blocked in a deepening dispute between the ex-Yugoslav republics over the flow of migrants a…
Tsipras to back Greek bailout with Tsakalotos as finance minister
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras appointed two respected bailout negotiators to head his economic team on Tuesday, moving to assure wary European partners that the new government will not backtrack on its cash-for-reform deal.
Kenya security agents find weapons, drugs on Norway-flagged ship -police
MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) – Kenyan security agents have found an unspecified amount of weapons and drugs on a Norwegian-flagged ship they intercepted last week, a senior police officer said.
Defense points to flaws in probe over Britons’ Thai island murder
KOH SAMUI, Thailand (Reuters) – Lawyers defending two Myanmar migrant workers on trial for the Thai holiday island murders of two British backpackers sought on Wednesday to expose holes in a police investigation they maintain was botched and intended t…
Rival forces agree deal to avoid violence in Burkina capital
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – The elite soldiers behind a coup in Burkina Faso and regular troops loyal to the government signed an agreement overnight to avoid an outbreak of violence as mediators were due to arrive in the capital, said a traditional leader…
German lawmaker Weber says more fences needed on Europe’s borders: paper
BERLIN (Reuters) – More fences will be needed to protect Europe’s borders, a conservative German politician told a newspaper on Wednesday, sharpening the tone in a debate about how to deal with refugees.
Australian PM ‘concerned’ about asylum seeker detention centers
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Wednesday he was “concerned” about the country’s controversial offshore immigration detention centers, although he stopped short of committing his government to reconsidering them.
At least five Chinese police reported killed in Xinjiang knife attack
BEIJING (Reuters) – At least five police officers have been stabbed to death by separatists in a knife attack at a coal mine in China’s violence-prone far western region of Xinjiang, U.S.-based Radio Free Asia reported on Wednesday.
Portugal ruling alliance leads for October 4 vote, no majority: poll
LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s ruling coalition had a slight lead over the main opposition Socialists for the Oct. 4 general election but no side will win a full parliament majority, according to a poll series released on Tuesday.
As Malaysia’s PM struggles in graft scandal, his party plays the race card
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – When thousands of Malay Muslims marched through Kuala Lumpur last week to support his scandal-wracked government, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak kept his distance.
