Anti-euro German AfD joins Cameron’s EU parliament group
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron faced new tensions with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday after his group in the European Parliament voted to accept Germany’s anti-euro AfD party into its political family.
Thousands of Syrian refugee children in Lebanon forced to work: aid group
BEIRUT (Reuters) – At least 50,000 Syrian refugee children in Lebanon are working, often in dire conditions and for 12 hours a day, to pay for food and shelter for their families, aid organisation CARE said.
Finnish conservatives gather to choose next PM
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finland’s conservative party will pick the country’s next prime minister this weekend when it selects a new leader to replace current prime minister and party head Jyrki Katainen, who steps down to seek a high-level EU job.
Thai activist faces jail over anti-coup protests
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A prominent Thai activist who organised protests against last month’s coup could face up to 14 years in jail after being charged on Thursday with inciting unrest, violating cyber laws and defying the junta’s orders.
Freed Taliban leaders may remain in Qatar beyond one-year travel ban: sources
DOHA (Reuters) – Five Taliban leaders released by the United States have told visitors that they are likely to seek to remain in Qatar beyond an agreed one-year travel ban, sources who have spoken to the visitors told Reuters.
Karachi airport attack signals tactical shift by Taliban
KARACHI (Reuters) – It was the shoes that betrayed Corporal Faiz Mohammad’s would-be killers.
China denounces Japan protest over military jets’ close brush
BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Thursday that Japan’s accusations of Chinese fighter jets flying “abnormally close” to Japanese military aircraft over the East China Sea were aimed at deceiving the international community.
Anger rises as India swelters under record heatwave
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Swathes of north India are sweltering under the longest heatwave on record, triggering widespread breakdowns in the supply of electricity and increasingly angry protests over the government’s failure to provide people with basic s…
Pakistani court lifts Musharraf travel ban
KARACHI (Reuters) – A Pakistani court on Thursday ordered the government to lift a travel ban on former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, his lawyer said, paving the way for him to leave the country in 15 days’ time.
Turkey not working on new mandate for military action in Iraq: minister
ANKARA (Reuters) – The Turkish government is not working on any new mandate to authorise a cross-border military operation into Iraq, where militants are holding 80 Turkish nationals hostage, Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said on Thursday.
