Bookkeeper of Auschwitz says he can only ask God for forgiveness
LUENEBURG, Germany (Reuters) – A former bookkeeper at Auschwitz who is accused of assisting in the mass murder of at least 300,000 people told a German court on Wednesday he could only ask God to forgive him as he was not entitled to ask this of victim…
Syrian Kurds say thwart big Islamic State attack on border town
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A Syrian Kurdish militia said it had recovered full control of the border town of Tel Abyad on Wednesday after Islamic State fighters raided its outskirts the day before in preparation for a larger assault.
Turkish parliament elects ruling party MP speaker, reducing hopes for grand coalition
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s parliament voted along party lines on Wednesday to elect as its speaker Ismet Yilmaz, Defence Minister from the ruling AK Party, reducing prospects of a grand coalition between the assembly’s two biggest parties.
Brazil’s President Rousseff sees popularity drop to new low
BRASILIA/SAO PAULO (Reuters) – The popularity of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff’s government fell to a new low, driven by a deteriorating economy, higher interest rates and a widening corruption scandal tarnishing her political party, a nationwide …
Mass killer Breivik accuses Norway of violating his human rights
OSLO (Reuters) – Mass killer Anders Behring Breivik launched legal action on Wednesday accusing the Norwegian state of violating his human rights by keeping him in strict isolation in prison four years after he massacred 77 people.
Bombers attack Nigeria’s Maiduguri while vice president visits camps
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Two suicide bombers blew themselves up near a hospital in Maiduguri in northeast Nigeria on Wednesday, shortly after Vice President Yemi Osinbajo arrived in the city to visit camps for people fleeing a militant Islamist i…
Kuwait arrests two police officers in crackdown on militants: media
KUWAIT (Reuters) – Kuwait has arrested two police officers in a security crackdown on Islamist militants launched after last week’s deadly bombing of a mosque claimed by Islamic State, newspapers reported on Wednesday.
Kuwait arrests two police officers in crackdown on militants: media
KUWAIT (Reuters) – Kuwait has arrested two police officers in a security crackdown on Islamist militants launched after last week’s deadly bombing of a mosque claimed by Islamic State, newspapers reported on Wednesday.
After Hungary’s fence plan, Serbia says to step up migrant controls
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Serbia will step up efforts to halt illegal immigrants crossing its border from Macedonia, Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said on Wednesday, after Hungary announced it would erect a fence on its border with Serbia to stop the migr…
Islamic State weaves web of support in Gulf Arab states
KUWAIT/DUBAI (Reuters) – When a Saudi Arabian man flew to Kuwait in the early hours of Friday to carry out the country’s worst militant attack, a bomb vest, Kuwaiti-style Arab robes, a place to prepare, and a car and driver to take him to his target we…
