Britain says hurdles remain in EU talks
BRUSSELS – British Prime Minister David Cameron warned Friday that his nation and the European Union still have serious hurdles to overcome ahead of a mid-February summit at which he hopes to cement reforms that will persuade British voters to stay in the EU.
After talks with top EU officials, Cameron said the proposal for reform currently on the table is “not good enough.”
“It needs more work, but we are making progress,” he said.
At the same time, Poland again balked at Britain’s desire to place temporary curbs on benefits for EU migrants in the U.K.
Mass graves found in Burundi, group says
BUJUMBURA, Burundi – Satellite images, video footage and witness accounts show that dozens of people allegedly killed by Burundian security forces in December were later buried in mass graves, Amnesty International reported Friday.
The report came as unrest in Burundi escalated with the arrest of 17 people in a security sweep, including two foreign journalists who were released later Friday.
The rights group reported five possible mass graves in the Buringa area on the outskirts of the capital, Bujumbura, which has been wracked by violence as the security forces go into neighborhoods seen as opposition strongholds. Two journalists on assignment for the French newspaper Le Monde were among 17 people swept up in a military operation Thursday, said Moise Nkurunziza, a deputy spokesman for Burundian police.
Journalist Jean-Philippe Remy of France and British photographer Philip Edward Moore were released, Le Monde said.
Associated Press
