Thai bomb leader fled to Bangladesh on Chinese passport: police
BANGKOK (Reuters) – The man Thai police believe masterminded last month’s deadly Bangkok bombing fled to Bangladesh the day before the attack and traveled on a Chinese passport, officials said on Wednesday.
Former comrade spoils party for Greek leftist leader
ATHENS (Reuters) – Weeks after toppling Alexis Tsipras’s government, Greek far-left leader Panagiotis Lafazanis is landing fresh blows against his former comrade: stealing away voters and usurping the mantle of Greece’s foremost anti-bailout champion.
Moscow says Russian military experts present in Syria: Foreign Ministry
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that Russian military experts were present in Syria, the first official confirmation that the Russian military is on the ground in Syria after weeks of increased talk that Moscow may be gro…
Juncker says ‘fair deal’ for Britain must respect key EU freedoms
STRASBOURG (Reuters) – European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker made clear on Wednesday that he would seek a “fair deal” in negotiations with Britain on its continued EU membership but that it must maintain key freedoms, including labor mobili…
Heading to London, Netanyahu urges Europe to stop pressuring Israel
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Europe should see Israel as a partner in confronting the “mediaevalism” of militant Islam rather than criticizing it for its policy towards the Palestinians, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said ahead of a visit to Britain on We…
U.N. says 850,000 to cross sea to Europe this year and next
GENEVA (Reuters) – At least 850,000 people are expected to cross the Mediterranean seeking refuge in Europe this year and next, the United Nations said on Tuesday, giving estimates that already look conservative.
In Britain, teachers learn how to tackle extremists
BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) – Birmingham school principal Kamal Hanif recently gave a group of parents a presentation about how extremists use social media to recruit young people. When he mentioned Facebook, some of the parents, mainly Muslim mother…
As Europe opens its doors, Japan considers clamping down harder on asylum seekers
TOKYO (Reuters) – As the worst refugee crisis since World War Two forces Europe to break down hurdles and accept hundreds of thousands of migrants, Japan, which took in just 11 asylum seekers last year, is looking to clamp down even further.
Rwanda court agrees to hear case to block president’s third term
KIGALI (Reuters) – Rwanda’s Supreme Court said it would hear a case brought by the main opposition party that aims to block changing the constitution to allow President Paul Kagame to run for a third, seven-year term.
Protests greet Israel’s Netanyahu on British visit
LONDON (Reuters) – Some 300 demonstrators waving flags and “Free Palestine” banners staged a noisy protest in central London on Wednesday against the two-day visit to Britain this week of Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu.
