EU migrant arrivals pass record 100,000 in July: border agency
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Nearly 110,000 migrants were tracked entering the EU in July by irregular means, official data showed on Tuesday, setting a record as the influx continues, notably of Syrians reaching Greek islands from Turkey.
Arab League vows military support for Libya, no word on air strikes
CAIRO (Reuters) – The Arab League pledged military support on Tuesday to help Libya’s internationally recognized government fight Islamic State, but did not publicly agree to a request for air strikes.
Thai authorities focus on suspect seen in CCTV footage at blast site
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai authorities said on Tuesday they were looking for a suspect seen on closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage near a popular shrine where a bomb blast killed 22 people, nearly half of them foreigners.
Ghana opposition demands new electoral register before 2016 poll
ACCRA (Reuters) – Ghana’s main opposition party asked the electoral commission on Tuesday to create a new voters’ register before next year’s election, after allegations of fraudulent registration overshadowed the West African nation’s last vote.
Guinea opposition strikes deal with president ahead of polls
CONAKRY (Reuters) – Guinea’s political opposition said on Tuesday it had reached a compromise with President Alpha Conde to name new mayors and redistribute local government posts as part of talks to pave the way for peaceful elections in October.
Zimbabwe court charges game park owner over illegal hunt of Cecil the lion
HARARE (Reuters) – The game park owner accused of letting an American tourist illegally hunt and kill a lion on his property in Zimbabwe has been charged in connection with the killing and released on bail in Hwange, his lawyer said.
Tsipras dominates Greek politics despite crises and U-turn
ATHENS (Reuters) – Alexis Tsipras has presided over a near-death experience for the Greek financial system and performed a U-turn on resisting austerity. And yet the prime minister bestrides his nation’s politics, with no serious challenger in sight.
ICC to rule on Kenya’s alleged failure to cooperate
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Appeals judges at the International Criminal Court are set to decide on Wednesday whether Kenya cooperated in the court’s collapsed case against President Uhuru Kenyatta, or failed to provide key evidence to prosecutors.
Bangladesh arrests three Islamists over killings of secular bloggers
DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh’s elite forces said on Tuesday they had arrested three suspected Islamist militants, including a British citizen of Bangladeshi origin, for masterminding the killings of two secular bloggers in the Muslim-majority nation.
Afghan forces retreat from strategic district in Helmand province
LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Afghan security forces have “tactically retreated” from a key district in the southern province of Helmand that foreign troops battled for years to secure, as the Taliban make a late summer push to expand areas they…
