As Europe opens its doors, Japan considers clamping down harder on asylum seekers
TOKYO (Reuters) – As the worst refugee crisis since World War Two forces Europe to break down hurdles and accept hundreds of thousands of migrants, Japan, which took in just 11 asylum seekers last year, is looking to clamp down even further.
Rwanda court agrees to hear case to block president’s third term
KIGALI (Reuters) – Rwanda’s Supreme Court said it would hear a case brought by the main opposition party that aims to block changing the constitution to allow President Paul Kagame to run for a third, seven-year term.
Protests greet Israel’s Netanyahu on British visit
LONDON (Reuters) – Some 300 demonstrators waving flags and “Free Palestine” banners staged a noisy protest in central London on Wednesday against the two-day visit to Britain this week of Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu.
Khamenei says Iran will not negotiate with U.S. beyond nuclear talks
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Leader has said Tehran will not negotiate with the United States on any issue after the landmark nuclear deal with world powers in July, according to his official website on Wednesday.
India’s Modi faces test with Bihar elections starting next month
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces a major test of his popularity next month as he tries to win power in the third most-populous state with a promise of economic development in a region where caste allegiances are tradition…
U.S. military to investigate strike that Afghans say killed 11 police
KABUL (Reuters) – The U.S. military said it would launch an investigation into an airstrike last week that Afghan officials say killed 11 members of Afghanistan’s elite counter-narcotics police force.
Syrian air base falls to rebels, troops exit: state TV
AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian troops have pulled out of a major air base in northwestern Syria, state television said on Wednesday, after a two-year siege by Islamist-led insurgents, increasing pressure on government-held coastal areas north of the capital….
Moscow accuses US of ‘boorishness’ over Russian flights to Syria
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that the United States’ requests to Greece and Bulgaria to close their airspace for Russian flights to Syria amount to “international boorishness”.
Hungarian TV journalist fired for tripping up fleeing migrants
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – A camerawoman for a private television channel in Hungary was fired late on Tuesday after videos of her kicking and tripping up migrants fleeing police, including a man carrying a child, spread in the media and on the internet.
Indian police investigate accusation Saudi official raped Nepali maids
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian police are investigating accusations that a Saudi Arabian embassy official repeatedly raped two Nepali maids at his home close to the capital, New Delhi, in a case that could reignite the debate over immunity granted to dip…
