Immigrants sew mouths shut in Italy to demand release
ROME (Reuters) – Nine illegal immigrants detained in Italy have stitched their lips together with thread from their bedsheets in a protest to demand their release.
Turkey removes another 25 police chiefs over graft inquiry: media
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish authorities have removed another 25 police chiefs from their posts, media reported, widening a crackdown on the force since it launched a corruption investigation that Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has called a “dirty operati…
Hollande’s approval rating inches up to 22 percent: poll
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande’s approval rating rose in December for the first time in months, a poll showed on Sunday, but most voters still doubt he can revive a struggling economy.
Analysis: Netanyahu seeks to slow Iran-U.S. thaw by ramping up demands of deal
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – By ramping up his demands of any final nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears determined to stem the tide of international diplomacy which has turned against him in recent wee…
Czech party chief says he should be finance minister in potential coalition
PRAGUE (Reuters) – The leader of one of the Czech parties negotiating to form a coalition government said on Sunday he should hold two positions in the new government, as finance minister and as vice premier.
Saudi king appoints son to head Mecca province
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi King Abdullah on Sunday appointed his son Prince Mishaal as governor of Mecca Province, one of the most prominent jobs in the country, the latest move in a rolling reshuffle of senior ruling family members over the past two yea…
Bulgaria warns UK’s Cameron over ‘isolationist’ immigration plan
LONDON (Reuters) – Bulgaria’s President Rosen Plevneliev has attacked British Prime Minister David Cameron’s plan to tighten immigration rules for Bulgarians and Romanians, saying it will damage London’s global standing for the sake of short-term polit…
Mayor in Tbilisi suspended, opposition cry foul
TBILISI (Reuters) – The mayor of Georgia’s capital Tbilisi has been suspended from office after he was charged with misspending public funds in a case he and his opposition colleagues said was a witch-hunt against supporters of former president Mikheil…
Suicide bomber kills seven outside Libya’s Benghazi
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – A suicide bomber detonated a truck packed with explosives at an army checkpoint outside the city of Benghazi on Sunday, killing seven soldiers in the first such attack in Libya’s deepening turmoil.
Africans face uncertain Israeli future after perilous migration
TEL AVIV, Israel (Reuters) – Angesom Solomon had to dodge bullets and tear his way through barbed-wire fencing to get into Israel across its testy border with Egypt after a two-month trek from his native Eritrea.
