Extreme heat forces German parliament to close iconic glass dome
BERLIN (Reuters) – A heat wave gripping Germany forced officials to close the glass dome of Berlin’s parliament building to visitors on Tuesday due to health concerns.
U.S. lawmakers offer Nigeria support in Boko Haram fight
ABUJA (Reuters) – The United States could lift a ban on shipping arms to Nigeria’s military to help fight the militant Islamist group Boko Haram if Abuja improves its human rights record, visiting U.S. Congress members said on Tuesday.
Spanish prime minister lambasts Catalan independence drive
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Tuesday lambasted Catalan plans to test support for independence by holding a regional election, saying he would not allow anyone to break up Spain or to derail an economic recovery.
U.S.-led coalition targets Islamic State with more air strikes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies targeted Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq with 19 more air strikes against the group on Monday, the task force leading the operations said.
Belgian minister under fire for saying migrants can pay for hotels
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgium’s junior minister for immigration was widely criticized on Tuesday for saying migrants had enough money to pay for hotel rooms.
Two Ebola cases reported in past week but risks remain: WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) – Guinea and Sierra Leone each recorded a single cases of Ebola in the past week, putting a year-end goal of ending the deadly epidemic within reach although risks remain, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
Turkish nationalists could back AK minority government in return for November poll
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s nationalist opposition would support a minority government formed by the ruling AK Party if it agreed to hold a snap election in November, its deputy chairman Semih Yalcin told Reuters on Tuesday.
Israel’s Netanyahu tells cabinet to back budget or risk government collapse
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who holds just a one-seat majority in parliament, warned ministers on Tuesday that his government would collapse if they did not put a stop to their demands and rally behind his 2015-16 b…
Kosovo police arrest three suspected of cyber crimes
PRISTINA (Reuters) – Kosovo has arrested three people suspected of committing cyber crimes, following a joint investigation with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, police said on Tuesday.
India’s Modi backtracks on pro-business land bill
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has agreed to drop politically unpopular clauses from a pro-business land bill, a move that will fuel worries among investors that the slow pace of economic reforms is hurting long-term growth p…
