French customs service withers as Europe borders become ‘sieve’
PARIS (Reuters) – Only four customs officers are left at the airport in the French Riviera resort of Cannes, renowned as a bastion of the Calabrian mafia. There used to be 20.
Special Report: Help wanted in Fukushima: Low pay, high risks and gangsters
IWAKI, Oct 25 (Reuters) – Tetsuya Hayashi went to Fukushima to take a job at ground zero of the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl. He lasted less than two weeks.
North Korea repatriates South Korean citizens at DMZ
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea repatriated six South Korean citizens at a heavily defended border crossing on Friday, South Korea’s Ministry of Unification said, in a rare humanitarian gesture amid persistent tensions between Pyongyang and Seoul.
Norway rejects U.S. request to destroy Syrian chemical arms
OSLO (Reuters) – Norway rejected on Friday a U.S. request to help destroy Syria’s chemical arms, arguing that the Nordic nation was an unsuitable site because it lacked suitable staff, equipment and regulations.
Daughter of Iran opposition leader accuses guard of biting her
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian women guards struck the two daughters of reformist opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi and bit one of them after they visited their father under house arrest, one of the daughters said on Facebook late on Thursday.
Chinese doctor stabbed to death in latest hospital attack
BEIJING (Reuters) – A Chinese man unhappy with the results of an operation on his nose stabbed a doctor to death and wounded two others on Friday, state media reported, in at least the third such attack in a week in which China promised to improve hosp…
Kenyan deputy president must attend his trial: ICC judges
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto must attend all sessions of his trial at the International Criminal Court unless specifically excused, appeals judges said on Friday in a ruling that puts the court at odds with Kenya and the A…
U.N. nuclear inspectors hope to end deadlock with Iran
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran’s apparent new readiness to address international concerns about its atomic ambitions will be tested in talks with U.N. inspectors on Monday, with diplomats hoping for progress such as on access to a sensitive military site.
Greek couple arrested for buying Roma baby
ATHENS (Reuters) – A Greek couple has been arrested for buying a Roma baby girl from her mother for 4,000 euros ($5,500) and they will appear before a prosecutor on Friday to face charges, police said.
France’s Hollande says joblessness stabilizing despite Sept rise
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – President Francois Hollande said on Friday that unemployment was stabilizing in France despite a rise in jobless claims in September, as the government struggles to reverse rising job losses before year-end.
