Up to 5,000 European fighters in Syria pose risk: Europol
LONDON (Reuters) – The head of Europe’s police organization Europol said on Tuesday the continent was facing its greatest security threat in more than a decade, with as many as 5,000 Europeans who have joined fighting in Syria posing a risk to their ho…
Madagascar government resigns over blackouts, social woes
ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) – Madagascar’s president has accepted the resignation of his prime minister and government amid mounting public frustration about regular power cuts and a failure to deliver on promised improvements to daily life.
Taxi strike in China spreads to more cities
BEIJING (Reuters) – Taxi drivers protesting against high cab rental fees and emerging competitors such as Uber have gone on strike in several provincial Chinese cities, according to a local media report on Tuesday.
Yemen accuses Baha’i of converting Muslims and ties to Israel
SANAA (Reuters) – Yemeni authorities have questioned a member of the Baha’i faith suspected of contacts with Israel and charged him with seeking to establish a base for the community in the predominantly Muslim country, state news agency Saba reported….
Egypt minister says pardon still possible for Al Jazeera journalists
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi could still pardon three jailed Al Jazeera journalists who are now facing a retrial if he deems it appropriate, the country’s foreign minister said on Tuesday.
Judge frees Austrian teens seized on way to marry jihadists
VIENNA (Reuters) – Two Austrian teenage girls intercepted on their way to marry fighters of the insurgent group Islamic State (IS) walked free from custody on Tuesday when a judge issued a preliminary ruling that they had committed no crime.
Divers retrieve crashed AirAsia jet’s cockpit voice recorder
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian divers pulled out the cockpit voice recorder from the sunken wreckage of an AirAsia passenger jet on Tuesday, a key step towards determining the cause of the crash that killed all 162 people aboard.
Activists, executives advise Thailand how to tackle trafficking
BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Thailand must empower victims of trafficking and forced labor to complain and must crack down on corrupt officials if it wants to tackle its human trafficking problem, activists and food industry executives say.
U.S. to back $2 billion in loan guarantees for Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States plans to provide up to $2 billion in loan guarantees to Ukraine this year, the U.S. Treasury said on Tuesday, as part of a broader international package to stave off bankruptcy.
Hungarian ruling party’s poll lead slips, far-right benefits
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Support for Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s ruling Fidesz party slipped further in January, an opinion poll by Ipsos showed on Monday, with the far-right Jobbik party gaining most from its decline.
