Metal fatigue caused fatal Airbus helicopter crash: Norway final report
(Corrects this of July 5 story to remove CHC ownership reference in paragraph three.)
UK police say Novichok poisoning investigation will take months
British police said on Friday that police activity related to the nerve agent poisoning in southern England will last for months, adding that they remain focused on trying to find the source of contamination.
Inside Qatar’s charm offensive to win over Washington
There was much bonhomie as a few dozen people, including members of Congress and U.S. administration officials, gathered last week for dinner in a posh Washington neighborhood in honor of Qatar’s foreign minister.
Palestinian killed as Gaza protests against Israel enter fourth month
A Palestinian taking part in a border protests was killed on Friday, Gazan medical officials said, bringing to 136 the number killed in the confrontations that have often drawn a lethal Israeli army response since they began on March 30.
Armed group in Libya kidnaps three Filipinos and one Korean: official says
An unidentified armed group kidnapped three Filipinos and one Korean working as technicians at a water plant in south eastern Libya, an official said on Friday.
Marina Silva counts on Brazil anti-graft wave in threadbare campaign
Former Brazilian senator Marina Silva is counting on a forceful anti-corruption message to overcome a lack of campaign resources as she runs for president this year for the third time, she told Reuters, reflecting on what may be her toughest challenge …
Turkey to dismiss people from ‘many institutions’: PM quoted
Turkey will dismiss people from “many institutions” including the police and military with a decree to be issued late on Friday, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim was quoted as saying by broadcaster CNN Turk and other media.
Interim OPCW report finds chlorine used in Syria’s Douma
Preliminary analysis by the world’s chemical weapons watchdog found chlorine was used in an attack in Douma, Syria, in April that killed dozens of civilians and prompted air strikes by Britain, France and the United States, it said on Friday.
South Sudan’s warring parties sign deal on security arrangements
South Sudan’s government and rebels on Friday signed an accord on security arrangements after talks in Khartoum, witnesses said, a step that could lead to a power-sharing deal at a summit in Uganda on Saturday.
U.S. welcomes Ukrainian law to aid NATO ‘interoperability’
The United States on Friday backed a Ukrainian effort to bolster its security sector, including implementing a new law aimed at easing “interoperability” between NATO and Ukrainian armed forces, the U.S. State Department said in a statement.
