Merkel says EU may need to consider treaty change to keep UK in: BBC
LONDON (Reuters) – European Union leaders might have to consider changing the bloc’s treaties in order to make the reforms Britain is seeking ahead of an in-out referendum, German Chancellor Angela Merkel was quoted as saying on Thursday.
U.N. appeals for $500 million in humanitarian aid for Iraq
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The United Nations launched an appeal on Thursday for half a billion dollars in international aid to tackle a worsening humanitarian crisis in Iraq triggered by the conflict with Islamic State militants.
Mubarak to stand trial again over 2011 killing of protesters
CAIRO (Reuters) – Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will face a second and final retrial over the killing of protesters during the 2011 uprising that ended his 30-year rule, a high court said on Thursday.
Kenya charges five men over Garissa attack
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Five men were charged on Thursday in connection with an attack by Somali Islamist gunmen on Garissa University in northeast Kenya that killed 148 students, the worst militant attack in the east African nation in almost two decades.
Attacks on Shi’ites create pivotal moment for Saudi state
DAMMAM, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) – When Sunni suicide bombers belonging to an Islamic State cell targeted mosques of Saudi Arabia’s minority Shi’ite community last month, the government quickly pledged national unity across sectarian lines and offered co…
German minister says G7 should welcome back Russia longer term
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Thursday the Group of Seven industrialized nations should welcome back Russia in the longer term, striking a different tone from Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Islamic State mounts suicide attacks around Syria’s Hasaka city: official
AMMAN (Reuters) – Islamic State bombers have blown up about a dozen explosive-packed trucks at Syrian army checkpoints around the government-held northeastern city of Hasaka city over the past five days, the city governor said on Thursday.
Myanmar army releases 51 child soldiers: U.N.
BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Myanmar’s armed forces discharged 51 child soldiers from its ranks on Thursday, bringing the total number of discharges this year so far to 93, the United Nations said.
Myanmar says persecution not the cause of migrant crisis
YANGON/MAUNGDAW, Myanmar (Reuters) – Myanmar said on Thursday that persecution of its Rohingya Muslim population was not the cause of Southeast Asia’s migrant crisis, a day after the United States called on the country to give full rights to the minori…
More than 3,000 cross to Turkey as Kurds battle Islamic State in Syria
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – More than 3,000 Syrians fleeing clashes between Islamic State and Kurdish fighters have crossed into Turkey since Wednesday, a Turkish government official said.
