Canada spy agency settles lawsuit alleging homophobia, racism
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada’s spy agency has settled a lawsuit by five employees who accused their bosses of homophobia, racism and Islamophobia and it will work to stamp out harassment, the head of the agency said on Thursday.
Four French schoolchildren killed as train plows into bus
PARIS (Reuters) – Four adolescents were killed when a train smashed into a school bus on a level crossing outside the town of Perpignan in southwestern France on Thursday.
After London setback, May wins Brexit cheer in Brussels
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May made clear her desire on Thursday to move Brexit talks forward to a discussion of a future trade relationship at a dinner with EU leaders who applauded her for progress made so far.
While focus is on North Korea, China continues South China Sea buildup: think tank
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – While attention in Asia has been distracted by the North Korean nuclear crisis in the past year, China has continued to install high-frequency radar and other facilities that can be used for military purposes on its man-made isla…
Two dead, several wounded in stabbing in southern Dutch city Maastricht: police
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – At least two people were killed and several others wounded by stabbings in the southern Dutch city of Maastricht on Thursday evening, police said.
One killed, several injured in stabbing in southern Dutch city Maastricht: ANP news agency
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – One person was killed and several others injured in a stabbing incident in the southern Dutch city of Maastricht on Thursday evening, the national news agency ANP reported.
Colombia urgently crafting law to allow crime gangs to surrender
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s government is urgently working with Congress on a law that would lay out terms of surrender for crime gangs such as the Gulf Clan, President Juan Manuel Santos said on Thursday, after the gang declared a unilateral ceasefi…
In first, U.S. presents its evidence of Iran weaponry from Yemen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Thursday presented for the first time pieces of what it said were Iranian weapons supplied to the Iran-aligned Houthi militia in Yemen, describing it as conclusive evidence that Tehran was violating U.N. reso…
U.N. calls Syria talks a ‘big missed opportunity’, seeks new ideas
GENEVA (Reuters) – A round of Syria peace talks that ended on Thursday was a big missed opportunity but there may be more talks next month if ideas can be found to encourage President Bashar al-Assad’s government to engage, U.N. mediator Staffan de Mis…
EU agrees to extend economic sanctions on Russia until mid-2018
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders agreed on Thursday to prolong for another six months the bloc’s economic sanctions on Russia, imposed over the annexation of Ukraine’s peninsula of Crimea and Moscow’s support for rebels in east Ukraine.
