Turkey seeks EU visa deal for cooperation on migrants
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Turkey demanded on Thursday that the European Union start easing restrictions next year on Turks traveling to the European Union if it wants full cooperation to stem the flow of Syrian refugees and other migrants from its territory…
Brazil speaker denies agreement on impeachment requests
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s lower house speaker Eduardo Cunha said on Thursday he had not made an agreement with President Dilma Rousseff’s government or opposition politicians regarding impeachment requests against the president.
French school stirs media storm with mock assault rifle exercise
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s Defence Ministry said it would take disciplinary action over a primary school “meet-the-army” workshop at which pupils aged 10 and under took part in an exercise with unloaded assault rifles.
Turk’s denial of any Armenian genocide not a crime: European Court
PARIS (Reuters) – The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Thursday Switzerland had violated a Turkish politician’s right to freedom of speech by convicting him for denying that the killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks in 1915 amounted to genocide….
Moldova detains former PM in parliament over $1 billion fraud
CHISINAU (Reuters) – Former Moldovan prime minister Vlad Filat was detained in parliament on Thursday over the theft of $1 billion from the banking system, a crime that has led thousands to camp out in the capital in protest.
Thousands cheer Catalan president questioned in court over referendum
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Thousands of people cheered Catalan President Artur Mas outside the Supreme Court in Barcelona on Thursday where he faced questions about holding an informal referendum on independence from Spain even though it had been ruled unco…
Italy recovers 118 bodies from April shipwreck, navy lays wreath
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s navy said on Thursday it had recovered 118 bodies in a four-month underwater operation on the wreck of a fishing boat that sank in April with up to 800 migrants on board.
Benin’s long-ruling former president Kerekou dies at 82
COTONOU (Reuters) – Benin’s long-ruling former president Mathieu Kerekou has died at the age of 82, leading to a week of national mourning for the Marxist who seized power in a coup but later set off a new wave of African democracy.
Germany vows tougher control of spy agency after new revelations
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s justice minister has called for tighter control of the national foreign intelligence agency, after media reported its spies had targeted the embassies of allied countries without the government’s express permission.
Croatia presses Austria, Germany, for not arresting Hungarian businessman
ZAGREB (Reuters) – Croatia has asked Austria and Germany to explain why they did not act on an international arrest warrant and detain the head of Hungarian energy firm MOL when he was on their territory, the interior minister said on Thursday.
