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| Germany angry with Greece over Afghan refugee murder suspect | | | BERLIN (Reuters) - A German minister rebuked Greek authorities on Thursday for letting a convicted Afghan criminal slip through the system and make it to Germany where he sought asylum and is now under arrest on suspicion of rape and murder. The case of the 17-year old Afghan, arrested this month in the city of Freiburg, has stirred outrage in Germany and spurred politicians, including Chancellor Angela Merkel, to warn against making generalisations about migrants. Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said the suspect, identified only as Hussein K. ... |
| Sweden to send notorious 'laser man' killer to Germany | | | Sweden has agreed to temporarily send one of its most notorious criminals to Germany where he is suspected of killing a woman in 1992, a Swedish court said on Thursday. The man, John Asonius, struck terror in Sweden during a racially motivated, six-month crime spree in 1991-1992 were he shot and killed one person and injured ten others in a string of attacks in the Stockholm area. Asonius maintains his innocence but has not objected to being transferred on the condition he can serve any possible jail sentence in Sweden. |
| EU must talk to war criminals to end Syrian crisis, says France's Fillon | |  By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Francois Fillon, the conservative candidate seen as most likely to win next year's French presidential election, said on Thursday that Western policy on Syria had failed and Europe had to talk to those responsible for war crimes to end the killing. After meeting German Chancellor Angela Merkel and leaders of European centre-right parties in Brussels for talks, Fillon said Europe's efforts to stop the Syria conflict had shown "indignation", but this in itself never saved lives and would not stop the slaughter. "I told European leaders that what we are forced to concede today is that Western diplomacy and in particular European diplomacy has failed," Fillon, a former prime minister, told reporters in Brussels, dismissing the option of a U.S. military intervention.
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| Freed from Mosul, Iraqi brothers carry scars of Islamic State rule | |  By Patrick Markey AL-DHIBANIYAH, Iraq (Reuters) - His right arm strapped with a tourniquet and numbed by anaesthetic, Azad Hassan sat before the crowd waiting for Islamic State militants to chop off his hand as a punishment. Freed from Islamic State rule in Mosul by Iraqi forces who are fighting to recapture the city, the Hassan family bear more scars than most from two years under the jihadists' self-declared caliphate. The family tragedy parallels Mosul's own recent history, from its storming by Islamic State in 2014, and the imposition of the group's ultra-hardline rule in its de facto capital, to the Iraqi military campaign to retake it which has led to ferocious fighting in eastern districts.
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| EU parliament warns talks plan risks Brexit deal veto | |  By Alastair Macdonald and Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Parliament could block a Brexit deal for Britain if EU leaders exclude lawmakers from the negotiating process, its outgoing speaker warned on Thursday as the legislature pushes for a bigger role in the talks. "If we are not adequately involved, we may not be able to give our consent," Parliament President Martin Schulz told an EU summit, according to a text of his remarks. "And in this situation the UK would face the hardest Brexit possible." He earlier told reporters he was "really surprised" by a draft plan for negotiations with London, which Britain's 27 EU partners are due to agree over a post-summit dinner.
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| Iran sanctions extension act to become law without Obama's signature - White House | |  A bill extending U.S. sanctions against Iran for 10 years will become law without President Barack Obama's signature, but will not affect implementation of the international accord limiting Iran's nuclear program, the White House said on Thursday. The announcement represents an apparent reversal by the administration, after it said previously Obama would likely sign the act passed by Congress last month extending some sanctions on Tehran and also making it easier to reimpose others lifted under the 2015 nuclear pact. "This Administration has made clear that an extension of the Iran Sanctions Act, while unnecessary, is entirely consistent with our commitments in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
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| Turkey could hold referendum on stronger presidency in March | |  By Ercan Gurses and Orhan Coskun ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey may hold a referendum as early as March on constitutional changes to expand the president's powers, a senior ruling party lawmaker said, a move that would help Tayyip Erdogan acquire the executive presidency he has long sought. The ruling AK Party over the weekend submitted to parliament a 21-article package of constitutional reform proposals, aiming to hold a referendum on the package by spring. The constitutional commission is due to discuss the package next week and debate in parliament is likely to follow in January, according to Mustafa Sentop, the head of parliament's constitutional commission.
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| Israel's parliament moves to quell anger over short skirt ban | | | By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's parliament speaker went on national radio on Thursday to try to quell anger over a ban on female staff wearing skirts deemed too short, a move that has caused a scandal in a legislature where informal dress has long been the fashion. The furore began about 10 days ago when Knesset security guards began turning away women they accused of being dressed immodestly, even though the rules do not specify a skirt length. The lawmaker, Professor Manuel Trajtenberg, complained that soon women would "have to wear burkas". |
| Somali militants cut off hands of two accused thieves - al Shabaab | | | By Feisal Omar MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Al Shabaab militants cut off the right hands of two alleged thieves in a region of Somalia controlled by the al Qaeda- affiliated group, a senior al Shabaab official said on Thursday. The Islamist movement has been fighting for years to drive out African Union peacekeepers, topple Somalia's Western-backed central government and impose its brand of sharia (Islamic law) in the Horn of Africa country. Two men, Farah Bile Mohamud and Quri Osman Abdi, admitted at a trial to stealing money from a shop and a judge ordered the right hands of both to be cut off, the al Shabaab governor of the Galgadud region, Sheikh Hassan Ali, told Reuters. |
| Businesswoman daughter of Mozambique's Guebuza murdered | | | Valentina Guebuza, the influential businesswoman daughter of former Mozambican President Armando Guebuza, was shot dead by her husband in their apartment in a wealthy neighbourhood of the capital, Mozambican police said on Thursday. Guebuza, a member of the ruling Frelimo party's Central Committee and ranked as one of Africa's most powerful women, was rushed to hospital after being shot four times but died en route, police spokesman Orlando Mudumane said. A South Africa-trained civil engineer, Guebuza held prominent positions in the telecommunications and banking sectors and led several family businesses. |
| Closing arguments due in Charleston church shooting suspect's trial | |  By Greg Lacour CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - Lawyers are set to give their closing arguments at white supremacist Dylann Roof's federal hate crimes trial on Thursday after six days of chilling testimony about the shooting massacre at a historic black church in South Carolina last year. For Roof's defense team, it could be the last time they speak to jurors in Charleston. Roof confessed on video that he shot and killed nine parishioners during a Bible study at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church on June 17, 2015.
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| Massachusetts tiptoes into pot legalisation; OK to smoke, not to sell | |  By Scott Malone BOSTON (Reuters) - Massachusetts on Thursday became the first state in the densely populated U.S. Northeast to legalise marijuana for recreational use, a step that advocates say could help spread the drug's acceptance across the United States. Massachusetts is now one of eight U.S. states that have legalised use of the drug for recreational use since voters in Washington and Colorado first approved the idea in 2012. Distances between cities in the Northeast are smaller than in the West, leading some to suggest Massachusetts' move could motivate neighboring states to consider similar steps, given how easy it will be for people to cross state lines to acquire the drug.
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| Thai PM defends cyber controls as censorship concerns rise | |  Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Thursday defended a decision to amend a cyber-crime law to increase the military government's ability to remove online content as authorities seeks to tighten control on dissent. A royal transition this month saw new King Maha Vajiralongkorn ascend the throne following the death of his father, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, on Oct. 13. Thailand has some of the world's toughest laws against royal insult, which has curtailed public discussion about the monarchy's role following the death of King Bhumibol, who was seen as a unifying figure.
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| France's Valls would give more power to parliament if elected president | |  Would-be Socialist French president Manuel Valls on Thursday proposed to hand more power to parliament by limiting a government's rights to force through legislation without a parliamentary vote. Valls himself used the so called Article 49.3 of the constitution to force through a controversial labour reform this year while he was prime minister, upsetting fellow Socialists in the process. The only way for members of parliament to block a 49.3 move is to propose, and pass, a vote of no confidence in the government.
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| Foreign NGOs on back foot as new Chinese law looms | | | By Christian Shepherd BEIJING (Reuters) - Foreign organisations including social and environmental advocacy groups fear they could inadvertently break broadly defined new rules that take effect in China next month, with some even shutting up shop to avoid such pitfalls. China says the NGO law, which grants broad powers to police to question NGO workers, monitor their finances and regulate their work, is necessary to regulate an unruly sector and that only those operating illegally have anything to fear. Western governments say the law, which was passed in April, treats groups as criminals and would severely limit their ability to operate in China. |
| Austrian lawmakers pass bill to seize house Hitler was born in | |  Austria's lower house of parliament has approved the compulsory purchase of the building Hitler was born in, a step towards changing the site beyond recognition to reduce its appeal as a pilgrimage site for neo-Nazis. Interior Minister Wolfgang Sobotka has said the government supports a planned "thorough architectural rearrangement" of the house Hitler was born in near the border with Germany in 1889, which could include demolishing the building. The compulsory purchase of the house in the town in Braunau am Inn should put an end to a long-standing dispute with its owner, a retired woman who has turned down previous offers by the state to acquire the site.
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| Kabul security gates in storage as Afghan officials trade accusations | |  By Hamid Shalizi KABUL (Reuters) - A set of giant security gates financed by China and intended to protect Kabul from large bombs and drug smuggling lie stored in a warehouse more than five months after they arrived, while Afghan authorities bicker over who should install them. Intended for the four main entry points into Kabul, they have been delayed by infighting between departments and by a land dispute, underlining the difficulty of getting things done in a country where conflict and corruption have slowed progress. The hangar-style gates, each weighing around 30 tonnes, are to reinforce the so-called "Ring of Steel" that surrounds Kabul, a city of five million people already protected by blast walls, armed checkpoints and eye-in-the-sky surveillance cameras.
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