U.S. fails to stop flow of foreign fighters to Islamic State: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Nearly 30,000 foreigners, including more than 250 Americans, have joined Islamic State and other militant groups to fight in Syria and Iraq, double the number a year ago, a congressional study released on Tuesday showed.
Scrapped Russian arms deal to cost France up to 250 million euros
PARIS (Reuters) – The scrapping of a deal to sell two Mistral helicopter carriers to Russia should cost French taxpayers no more than 250 million euros ($280 million), a Senate report said on Tuesday.
Bulgaria to extradite suspect over 71 dead migrants in Austria: local TV
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria will extradite a man who was arrested in connection with 71 dead refugees found in an abandoned truck on an Austrian highway, local TV news channels reported on Tuesday.
Fears for Hong Kong academic freedom as top legal scholar barred from job
HONG KONG (Reuters) – A leading law professor was barred from taking up a senior post at one of Hong Kong’s top universities on Tuesday in what some said was a blow to academic freedom as Beijing tries to tighten its grip a year after student-led prote…
Japan’s Abe calls for ‘amicable’ and ‘stable’ China relationship
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Tuesday that Japan needed to develop a stable and amicable relationship with China.
Sri Lanka war crimes resolution softened before U.N. debate
COLOMBO (Reuters) – A U.S.-backed resolution at the United Nations that seeks justice for victims of Sri Lanka’s 26-year civil war has been softened to keep its government on board and allay the concerns of powerful neighbor India, sources say.
‘This speeds up procedure’ – how Hungary expels migrants
SZEGED, Hungary (Reuters) – The court in the southern Hungarian town of Szeged has shelved other criminal cases and is handing down fast-track verdicts punishing migrants for unlawfully crossing a razor-wire fence that lines the border with Serbia.
Colombia justice deal does not address possible jail time: FARC rebels
BOGOTA (Reuters) – The justice accord signed at peace talks between Marxist FARC rebels and the Colombian government does not address possible prison time for those who confess crimes committed during the country’s 51-year war, the rebel group said on …
UK’s Cameron says backs refugee camps over ‘lethal’ journey to continent: CBS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron on Tuesday defended the United Kingdom’s financial support of refugee camps for those fleeing the crisis in Syria, saying to settle migrants coming across the Mediterranean Sea would be to enc…
U.S., Russia agree Syria must be united and secular: Kerry
(Reuters) – The United States and Russia agree on “some fundamental principles” for Syria, the U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday, adding that he plans to meet again with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday.
