Austria arrests 45 for drug deals involving migrant minors: police
VIENNA (Reuters) – Austrian police said on Monday they had arrested 45 people for drug dealing that used underage asylum seekers to transport marijuana across the country to buyers.
Saudi hotel to reopen after being used as prison in corruption purge
RIYADH (Reuters) – The luxury Riyadh hotel used as a prison during Saudi Arabia’s crackdown on corruption will reopen for business next month, according to a company employee and its website, suggesting authorities are close to settling the cases of ma…
North Korean orchestra to perform in South during Olympics amid easing tensions
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea agreed during rare talks on Monday to send a 140-strong orchestra to perform during the Winter Olympics in South Korea next month, Seoul said, amid easing tensions after a months-long standoff over the North’s weapons prog…
Pope warns world is one step away from nuclear war
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (Reuters) – Pope Francis said on Monday he was really afraid about the danger of nuclear war and that the world now stood at “the very limit”.
Britain scrambles two Typhoon jets to intercept Russian planes
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain scrambled two Royal Air Force Typhoon jets on Monday from Scotland to intercept Russian planes near the United Kingdom’s airspace, a defense ministry spokesman said.
Tunisia arrests 41 more after fresh anti-austerity protests
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian police arrested 41 more protesters after fresh violent protests against austerity measures in the North African country, the interior ministry said on Monday, bringing the number of arrested to around 850.
Madrid to keep direct rule of Catalonia if former leader reelected: PM
MADRID (Reuters) – Madrid will continue to run Catalonia’s government if sacked former leader Carles Puigdemont is voted regional president by the Catalan parliament while in self-imposed exile in Brussels, Spain’s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said on …
Stricken tanker leaves large oil slick in East China Sea
TOKYO/BEIJING (Reuters) – A burning Iranian oil tanker that sank in the East China Sea on Sunday in the worst oil ship disaster in decades has produced a large oil slick, Chinese media and Japanese authorities said on Monday, as worries grew over damag…
UAE says Qatari fighter jets intercepted civilian flight
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates said on Monday that Qatari fighter jets intercepted an Emirati civilian aircraft during a routine flight to Bahrain, which Qatar denied, escalating a months-old feud between the Gulf Arab states.
Four Pakistani soldiers killed in Indian fire across tense Kashmir frontier
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Four Pakistani soldiers were killed on Monday in shelling by Indian forces in the disputed Kashmir region, the Pakistani army said, the latest clash between the nuclear-armed neighbors who have also been exchanging heated challeng…
