German prosecutors charge suspected Islamist for preparing bombing
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German prosecutors brought criminal charges on Wednesday against a Turkish-German man suspected of preparing an Islamist militant bomb attack in a thwarted plot that led to the cancellation of a cycle race in May.
South African police clash with protesters at Wits University
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African police fired stun grenades and arrested one student in clashes at Johannesburg’s University of the Witwatersrand on Wednesday, as country-wide protests for free tertiary education entered a third week.
Turkish police storm media group linked to Erdogan foe as election looms
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish police stormed the offices of an opposition media company on Wednesday, days before an election, in a crackdown on companies linked to a U.S.-based cleric and foe of President Tayyip Erdogan.
Syrian opposition says Iranian attendance would undermine talks
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A senior member of Syria’s Western-backed political opposition came out on Wednesday against Iranian participation in Syrian peace talks in Vienna, saying their presence would undermine the political process.
Germany says Austrian handling of refugees ‘out of order’
BERLIN (Reuters) – The German government accused Austria on Wednesday of driving refugees to the border after dark so they could cross into Germany and said it expected Vienna to return to an orderly processing of migrants immediately.
Cars, guns and watches seized as Thai royal insult probe widens
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai police on Wednesday widened a major probe into a network of people charged with insulting the monarchy, which has seen three people charged and eight police officers demoted so far.
Suspected Boko Haram militants kill 14 civilians in Niger
NIAMEY (Reuters) – Suspected Boko Haram militants killed at least 14 people in an overnight attack on a village in southeastern Niger, security sources said on Wednesday.
Taliban overrun district in quake-hit northern Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) – Taliban insurgents overran a district in one of the northern Afghan provinces hit by a powerful earthquake this week, underlining the security problems that have hampered efforts to get emergency relief to remote mountainous regions.
Germany to oblige banks to offer accounts to refugees
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s cabinet signed off on a draft law on Wednesday which will make it easier for hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers in the country to set up bank accounts.
Egypt extends state of emergency in North Sinai by three months
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt has extended by three months a state of emergency imposed on parts of Northern Sinai as the military mounts counter-insurgency operations against Islamist militants, the government said on Wednesday.
