Twelve die after drinking bootleg alcohol in Turkey: media
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Twelve people have died in Turkey and dozens have been hospitalised over the last three days after being poisoned by bootleg alcohol, media reported on Thursday.
German police say refugee influx poses security risk
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s police chief has said that the uncontrolled influx of refugees into the country posed a domestic security threat as more than 8,000 streamed over the Austrian border to Bavaria on Wednesday alone.
Two Palestinians shot dead after attacks on Israeli soldiers: security forces
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli security forces shot dead two Palestinian assailants in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, police and the army said, as a month-long spate of stabbing attacks showed no signs of abating.
Anti-establishment rocker holds key to reshaping Poland
WARSAW (Reuters) – Covered in tattoos and known for his foul-mouthed lyrics, Polish rapper Liroy would appear an unlikely ally for the deeply conservative and religious Jaroslaw Kaczynski, who has just scored a stunning election victory.
Azeri leader Aliyev to affirm rule in poll, critics say vote unfair
BAKU (Reuters) – Azeri President Ilham Aliyev, helped by an oil-fueled economic boom, will maintain his tight hold on power with victory this weekend for his political party in polls opponents are boycotting and international rights groups say will not…
PM Orban’s aide rejects U.S. criticism as ‘downright irritating’
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s chief of staff on Thursday rejected criticism of the Hungarian government by the U.S. ambassador to Budapest, saying her remarks amounted to interference in Hungary’s affairs.
Moldova faces turmoil after government falls over $1 billion fraud
CHISINAU (Reuters) – Moldova’s parliament must form a new government after it backed a motion of no-confidence in the ruling pro-European coalition on Thursday, increasing political turmoil following the fraudulent disappearance of $1 billion from the …
Turkish election to shape EU ties amid migration, Syria fears
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Turkey’s election on Sunday could mark a turning point in relations with the European Union, either bolstering President Tayyip Erdogan’s bid to accumulate more power or putting a check on a leader many in Europe accuse of creeping…
After Russian strikes, Syria’s newly displaced scramble for shelter
BEIRUT (Reuters) – As his family crammed alongside strangers into a small, exposed makeshift tent in Syria near the border with Turkey, Mohammed Musa slept outside in the mud through the first heavy rainfalls of autumn.
Greece searches for 34 migrants off Lesbos, five children drown
ATHENS (Reuters) – An extensive search was underway off a Greek island on Thursday for at least 34 people missing after their boat sank, in one of the largest maritime disasters since a massive refugee influx began this year.
