Danish defense minister steps down in blow to new government
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark’s Defense Minister said on Tuesday he was resigning following media criticism of appointments he made in his former role as head of the administrative region of Southern Denmark, dealing a blow to the country’s recently e…
Sinn Fein’s Adams won’t face prosecution over 1972 murder – prosecutors
BELFAST (Reuters) – Irish nationalist leader Gerry Adams will not face prosecution over the 1972 abduction and murder of Jean McConville, Northern Ireland’s public prosecution service said on Tuesday, more than a year after he was briefly arrested over…
Voters alienated as perpetual crisis paralyses Northern Ireland
BELFAST (Reuters) – When Northern Ireland leaders this month warned of the imminent collapse of the power-sharing government that helped end decades of sectarian killings, the reaction on the streets of Belfast was apathy not panic.
Turkish forces kill more than 30 Kurdish militants on Friday: Erdogan
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish security forces killed more than 30 Kurdish militants in a cross-border operation on Friday, President Tayyip Erdogan said.
Obama, Putin spar over Syria
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Russia and the United States agreed on Monday to look for a diplomatic end to the Syrian civil war but clashed over the central question of whether Syrian President Bashar al-Assad should retain power.
German hoteliers get unexpected boost from migrant influx
BERLIN (Reuters) – German hoteliers are mixing humanitarian concerns with business sense to accommodate asylum seekers as the winter approaches – and fill thousands of otherwise unwanted rooms.
Austria warns migration crisis could lead to use of force on borders
VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria may have to use force to ease any backlog of migrants if Germany decided to no longer let them enter via their shared border, but will continue to work closely with its neighbor to expedite the flow, the Vienna government sai…
Coalition fighting Islamic State launch 17 airstrikes in Syria, Iraq
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies on Monday launched 12 air strikes in Iraq and five in Syria against Islamic State targets, according to a statement released by the coalition overseeing the operations.
Catalan head indicted for calling referendum on split from Spain
MADRID (Reuters) – Catalonia’s Supreme Court indicted the acting head of the Catalan regional government on Tuesday after he pushed ahead with a referendum on independence from Spain last year despite such a vote being ruled unconstitutional by the cou…
Death toll from air strike on Yemen wedding party rises above 130: medics
SANAA (Reuters) – The death toll from an air strike on a wedding party in Yemen has jumped to 131, medics said on Tuesday, in one of the deadliest attacks on civilians in Yemen’s war that drew strong condemnation from the U.N. secretary-general.
