U.N. envoy says Myanmar denied her access to troubled Rakhine state
YANGON (Reuters) – A U.N. human rights investigator said on Friday Myanmar’s government had denied her access to the state which is home to the Rohingya Muslim minority and security officials had photographed people she met on previous visits.
In flooded Myanmar, government clears path for aid workers
BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Myanmar’s government has smoothed travel for aid workers to flood-hit areas of the country, even giving them lifts by helicopter, boat and plane – in sharp contrast to the restricted humanitarian access after a ma…
German TV stirs debate with ‘refugees welcome, racists not’ appeal
BERLIN (Reuters) – A popular German television presenter has prompted a heated public debate about a large influx of refugees into the country by making a prime-time appeal to Germans to stand up to racists who incite violence against the newcomers.
Ukraine buries unidentified soldiers months after eastern battle
ZAPORIZHZHYA, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukraine buried on Friday 57 soldiers still unidentified up to a year after being killed in the eastern separatist conflict, highlighting the difficulties the country faces moving on from one of its deadliest military d…
U.N. urges Greece to end ‘total chaos’ on islands where migrants land
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations refugee agency called on Greece on Friday to take control of the “total chaos” on Mediterranean islands where thousands of migrants have landed.
French aid worker hostage freed in Yemen
PARIS (Reuters) – A Frenchwoman abducted in Yemen in February has been freed, French authorities said on Friday, adding that her captors had been about to kill her.
Norway island youth camp reopens fours years after Breivik massacre
UTOYA, Norway (Reuters) – More than 1,000 young activists gathered on Friday on the Norwegian island of Utoya for the official opening of their political party’s summer camp, the first meeting there since a right-wing gunman killed 69 people in a rampa…
Five killed in clashes between Turkish forces, Kurdish rebels
SILOPI, Turkey (Reuters) – Five people were killed in eastern Turkey on Friday in a series of clashes between security forces and Kurdish militants, part of a surge in violence that has put further strain on a fragile peace process between Ankara and t…
Migrant walks Channel Tunnel in bid to reach Britain from France
LONDON (Reuters) – A Sudanese migrant walked the 50-km (31-mile) Channel Tunnel from France, dodging high-speed trains and evading security guards before he was stopped just short of the British entrance and arrested, police said.
India, Pakistan talks face new hurdles as expectations diverge
NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – India plans to present Pakistan with a dossier of evidence of its involvement in militant attacks when officials from the two countries meet this month, which could jeopardize the rivals’ first attempt in months to resta…
