Britain’s economic rebound helps PM Cameron pull level: poll
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s economic recovery has helped Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservatives to pull level with the Labour Party, an opinion poll showed on Thursday, with about 18 months to go before an election in 2015.
Gunmen kill two Tunisian police in northern city
TUNIS (Reuters) – Islamist militants killed two Tunisian policemen in clashes on Thursday in the northeastern city of Goubellat, a security source told Reuters.
Schoolgirl expulsion reignites French migration row
PARIS/MITROVICA, Kosovo (Reuters) – A 15-year-old girl taken off a school bus and deported to Kosovo has become the latest focus of France’s agonized debate over migration, putting Interior Minister Manuel Valls under fire from his own Socialist lawmak…
Turkey revealed Israeli spy ring to Iran-report
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Turkey deliberately blew the cover of an Israeli spy ring working inside Iran in early 2012 and dealt a significant blow to Israeli intelligence gathering, according to a report in the Washington Post on Thursday.
Italian president called as witness in mafia case
ROME (Reuters) – A Sicilian court will call Italy’s president to testify in an investigation into alleged secret talks between the mafia and the state in the wake of deadly bombings two decades ago, judicial sources said on Thursday.
British lawmakers attack government ‘timidity’ over Sri Lanka
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s decision to set aside worries about Sri Lanka’s human rights record and back its selection as host of a Commonwealth leaders’ meeting showed a lack of principle, a panel of lawmakers said on Thursday.
Bad weather being blamed for Lao Airlines crash which killed 49 passengers and crew
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Bad weather is being blamed for the crash of a Lao Airlines plane which plunged into the Mekong river in southern Laos killing all 49 people on board, among them nationals of 10 countries.
Bulgarian government survives second no-confidence vote
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria’s Socialist-led government on Thursday survived its second no-confidence vote this month, as expected, but the motion underscored the political divisions plaguing the European Union’s poorest country.
Economists warn on minimum wage before German coalition talks
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s leading economic institutes warned ahead of a round of coalition talks on Thursday against the introduction of a new minimum wage of 8.50 euros per hour, saying the move could lead to significant job losses in eastern Germa…
Fingerprints in European passports legal: EU court
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union’s highest court rejected on Thursday a German man’s challenge to the inclusion of his fingerprints in his passport, saying such data helped to prevent identity fraud and to curb illegal immigration.
