Poland sees tough talks on Britain’s EU immigrant plan
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland will be very firm in its talks with Prime Minister David Cameron over the situation of Polish immigrants in Britain and would reject changing EU treaties, ministers from the Eastern European country said.
Japanese island to be evacuated after volcano erupts
TOKYO (Reuters) – A volcano on the remote southern Japanese island of Kuchinoerabujima erupted suddenly on Friday, blasting plumes of black smoke high into the sky, prompting authorities to start evacuating the island and airlines to re-route flights.
Exclusive: Mexican president misrepresented personal land deal, records show
VALLE DE BRAVO, Mexico (Reuters) – Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto misrepresented to authorities the circumstances under which he acquired one of his properties, public documents reviewed by Reuters show, a discrepancy that could add to a controve…
Al Jazeera reporter Greste fears Egyptian conviction in absentia
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Al Jazeera reporter Peter Greste, deported after spending 400 days in an Egyptian jail on charges that included aiding a terrorist group, fears he will be found guilty in absentia at a retrial that resumes in Cairo next week.
UK takes hard line on EU reform as Cameron starts European tour
LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron said Britain’s relationship with the European Union was “not good enough” after his foreign minister warned the bloc had to change its founding treaties and give London a meaty reform deal to keep i…
Rebels capture last Syrian town in Idlib province
AMMAN (Reuters) – The Syrian army has pulled back from the northwestern city of Ariha after a coalition of insurgent groups seized the last city in Idlib province in northwestern Syria near the Turkish border that was still held by the government.
Blatter defies calls to quit as FIFA scandal widens
ZURICH (Reuters) – The corruption charges engulfing world soccer’s governing body have heaped shame and humiliation on the game, FIFA President Sepp Blatter said on Thursday, although he flatly rejected calls to resign over the widening scandal.
Exclusive: Mexican president misrepresented personal land deal, records show
VALLE DE BRAVO, Mexico (Reuters) – Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto misrepresented to authorities the circumstances under which he acquired one of his properties, public documents reviewed by Reuters show, a discrepancy that could add to the contro…
Putin classifies information on deaths of Russian troops in peacetime
MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin ordered on Thursday that deaths of Russian soldiers during special operations in peacetime should be classified as a state secret, a move that comes as Moscow stands accused of sending troops to fight in east…
UK police arrest two people suspected of preparing terrorism acts
(Reuters) – UK police arrested a man and a woman in two towns west of London on Thursday who were suspected of preparing terrorist attacks, the West Midlands Police said in a Facebook posting.
