By Michelle Martin CELLE, Germany (Reuters) – At a sprawling camp in the German town of Celle, refugees wearing thick sweaters sit around a heater smoking cigarettes as rain beats down on the cramped white tent that has become their home. Sitting on his camp bed surrounded by wet washing that hangs limply from tent poles, he reaches for a box of cough medicine. With the approach of winter, authorities
Andy Sullivan won his third European Tour title of the season at Vilamoura on Sunday, dominating the Portugal Masters throughout for a commanding nine-shot victory. The 29-year-old Englishman, who won twice in South Africa earlier in the year, was already leading by five at the start of the day and he never looked like relinquishing that lead as he carded a superb 66 to finish a massive 23 under par.
The United States and Europe began preparing to lift the trade sanctions that have hobbled the Iranian economy on Sunday as a historic nuclear deal came into effect. The next stage in the process — “implementation day” — will only come when UN nuclear watchdog the IAEA confirms Iran has dramatically scaled back its nuclear program. Only then will the sanctions “waivers” that US President Barack Obama ordered his administration
Switzerland’s largest party, the populist rightwing anti-immigrant Swiss People’s Party, is set for a record win in Sunday’s parliamentary election, with media projecting it will take a third of seats in the lower house. Based on final vote counts in half of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, and partial counts in 11 others, the ATS news agency projected the party would take 11 additional seats in parliament. Along with advances made by
By Aleksandar Vasovic and Marja Novak OPATOVAC, Croatia/LJUBLJANA (Reuters) – Migrants streaming across the Balkans reached Slovenia on Saturday, diverted overnight by the closure of Hungary’s border with Croatia in the latest demonstration of Europe’s disjointed response to the flow of people reaching its borders. Hungary’s right-wing government declared its southern frontier with Croatia off limits to migrants, blocking entry with a metal fence and razor wire just as it
Syrian troops backed by Hezbollah and Iranian fighters made advances on Saturday in their offensive to retake territory around the northern city of Aleppo from insurgents and jihadist fighters, a monitoring group said. The campaign around Aleppo, which the army launched on Friday, is one of several assaults it has waged against rebel fighters since Russian jets began carrying out air strikes on Sept. 30 in support of President Bashar
Three Palestinians were shot dead on Saturday in what Israel said were thwarted knife attacks in Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank as tensions ran high after more than two weeks of unrest. At least 40 Palestinians and seven Israelis have died in the street violence, which was in part triggered by Palestinians’ anger over what they see as increased Jewish encroachment on Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque compound. There were contradictory
Democracy International said on Friday it would monitor Egypt’s parliamentary elections but has scaled back its plans after having trouble getting visas for all its staff. Democracy International has been accredited by Egypt’s High Election Commission to observe the polls but the U.S. based group said in a statement that “some visas for accredited core team members and short-term observers have not been issued and most visas have not been
Villagers in northern India have killed a Muslim man for allegedly smuggling cattle, police said on Saturday, in violence critics say is fueled by the Hindu nationalist government seeking a nationwide ban of cow slaughter and beef trade. India is the world’s largest exporter of beef and its fifth biggest consumer, but cow slaughter is forbidden in some regions, including the state of Himachal Pradesh, as many Hindus regard the
Taiwan’s ruling party on Saturday named its chairman to run for the island’s top spot in coming national elections, replacing an existing pick in a move aimed at avoiding a trouncing by an opposition it fears could derail warming ties with China. The Nationalists, also known as the Kuomintang (KMT) in Chinese, drafted in Eric Chu as its presidential candidate at an extraordinary party congress, while at the same time