Major people trafficking ring smashed in Greece: Europol
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Police raids across Greece last week smashed an international people trafficking ring that made $8 million in profit from smuggling Syrian migrants into Europe, and 16 suspects were arrested, officials said on Tuesday.
Bulgaria’s bickering ruling parties lost some support in March: poll
SOFIA (Reuters) – Support for Bulgaria’s ruling center-right GERB party and two of its coalition partners decreased in March, an opinion poll showed on Tuesday, as their recent bickering over a sovereign debt program and a minister resigning took their…
Kremlin rules out handing back Crimea to Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Tuesday it would not hand back Crimea to Ukraine, despite warnings by the United States and European Union that they will not drop sanctions over the Black Sea peninsula’s annexation a year ago.
Obama, Italy’s Renzi to meet on Ukraine, Islamic State: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi will meet April 17 to discuss a range of security issues, including the crisis in Ukraine and ongoing efforts to counter Islamic State, the White House said on T…
Russia says Chinese, North Korean leaders to attend WWII anniversary in Moscow
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will attend celebrations to commemorate the end of World War Two in Moscow.
Philippine lawmakers hold Aquino responsible for bungled mission
MANILA (Reuters) – A Philippine senate panel on Tuesday held President Benigno Aquino responsible for a bungled operation in January that left 44 police commandos dead, but lawmakers from both houses of Congress refrained from calling for his impeachme…
Danish parties agree to hold EU referendum by March 2016
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Danish parties representing 75 percent of parliament agreed on Tuesday to hold a referendum on whether to adopt EU justice rules no later than March 2016, with a yes vote necessary for the country to remain in cross-border crime …
Kazakh dissident found hanged in Austrian cell is buried
VIENNA (Reuters) – Kazakh dissident Rakhat Aliyev, found hanged in an Austrian prison last month, has been buried in Vienna after prosecutors finally released his body, his lawyer said on Tuesday, continuing to question the official explanation that he…
Thai PM says to limit use of martial law, military courts
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Tuesday called for a reduction in the use of martial law, which has been in place nationwide since he took power in a May coup, but made no mention of plans to scrap it.
Ethiopian Airlines pilot found guilty of hijacking his plane
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – An Ethiopian Airlines pilot was convicted in absentia on Tuesday of hijacking his own plane and flying it to Geneva, 13 months after he surrendered to police and sought asylum there.
