Human rights groups fear law, which could cover businesses as well as NGOs, is being adopted early to quash opposition to Kremlin Russia’s parliament has passed a law banning “undesirable” international organisations, raising fears of a further crackdown on voices critical of the Kremlin. According to the legislation, the prosecutor general and foreign ministry can […]
Mutlu Kaya, 19, in critical condition after being shot in head following death threats for singing in TV competition Turkish police have detained three people in connection with the shooting of a young woman who had received death threats for competing in a television talent show. Mutlu Kaya, 19, is in a critical condition in […]
Guardia Costiera officers call for increased focus on saving migrants’ lives and more large-scale naval ships to be put under Italian command The Italian coastguards leading migrant rescue missions in the southern Mediterranean have voiced concern about the EU’s migration strategy, arguing that military operations will not stop migration to Europe and calling instead for […]
In testy exchange, Clinton urges State Department to ‘expedite’ release of her personal emails, and defends controversial donations to her family foundation Hillary Clinton has broken a month’s media silence with a brief, but testy, exchange of questions with reporters that saw her demand the swift release of her personal emails and defend money received […]
Greece’s state minister has ruled out speculation that the government is considering an early election. Alekos Flambouraris told Greek TV there was “no point” in calling a poll, saying the country did not need it. He was responding to reports that the government was considering a snap vote if it failed to find a settlement […]
Cuba has welcomed as “fair” a US decision to remove it from a list of state sponsors of terrorism, saying it should never have been on the list in the first place. The move comes amid a normalisation of ties between the US and Cuba. The Caribbean country’s presence on the list alongside Syria, Iran […]
Former managers of a Turkish coal mine where 301 people died last year have appeared in court on murder charges. The eight ex-managers were ordered to testify in person, after plans for them to appear via video link caused outrage among victims’ relatives. A total of 45 people are on trial over the Soma mine […]
Ten Colombian soldiers have been killed in an attack by left-wing Farc rebels in west of the country, officials say. The government says 17 soldiers were also injured, four of them seriously, following an attack in the Farc stronghold of Cauca. President Juan Manuel Santos says he will travel to the area on Wednesday. There […]
The remains of nearly 400 US servicemen killed at Pearl Harbor are to be exhumed so they may be identified and given individual burials, the US says. The sailors and Marines were aboard the battleship USS Oklahoma when it was struck by Japanese torpedoes in 1941. Their remains were buried together in Hawaii. The identification […]
Nigeria’s election body says it expects to announce the first results of Saturday’s keenly contested presidential poll on Tuesday. Incumbent Goodluck Jonathan is facing a strong challenge from former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari. The US and UK in a joint statement expressed concern over possible “political interference” in the count. Voting over the weekend was […]