Fillon accuses French president of involvement in plot against him
PARIS (Reuters) – French presidential candidate Francois Fillon accused President Francois Hollande on Thursday of being involved in what he alleges is a government plot to spread damaging media leaks about his affairs to destroy his chances of being e…
Police identify British-born attacker, victim count rises to four
LONDON (Reuters) – The attacker who plowed a car through a throng of pedestrians and then stabbed a policeman outside Britain’s parliament was named on Thursday as Khalid Masood, a British-born man who was once investigated by MI5 intelligence officers…
Dubai airport chief says electronics ban will have minimal impact on passenger numbers
DUBAI (Reuters) – A ban on most carry-on electronics on flights to the United States will not significantly affect passenger numbers at Dubai International, where flights depart to 12 U.S. cities daily, the airport’s chief executive said on Thursday.
One Turkish soldier killed, four wounded in clashes with Kurdish militants: army
ANKARA (Reuters) – One Turkish soldier was killed and four were wounded in an armed attack by Kurdish militants in Turkey’s southeastern province of Hakkari, the Turkish military said on Thursday.
Cambodian court jails man for killing government critic
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – A Cambodian court on Thursday jailed a man for life for killing prominent government critic Kem Ley, in a murder case that raised suspicions of a political motive though the convicted killer testified that it was over a debt.
France’s Macron seen winning presidential vote: poll
PARIS (Reuters) – Centrist Emmanuel Macron is projected to come out on top in the first round of France’s presidential election next month ahead of far-right leader Marine Le Pen before going on to win in a runoff, a Harris Interactive poll showed on T…
Australia, China to boost trade with beef making the cut
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia and China are expected to sign new bilateral agreements on beef exports, energy and security during a four-day visit by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang that began on Thursday.
Sunken South Korean ferry slowly emerges three years after disaster
SEOUL (Reuters) – A South Korean ferry that sank nearly three years ago, killing 304 people, most of them children on a school trip, slowly emerged from a gray sea on Thursday, a somber reminder of a tragedy that traumatized the country.
Brazil moves to allow outsourcing in labor law modernization
BRASILIA (Reuters) – The lower house of the Brazilian Congress passed a bill on Wednesday to allow companies to outsource any job, a first move that was fiercely opposed by unions to reform the country’s outdated labor laws.
Japan principal of scandal-hit school says he got donation from PM’s wife
TOKYO (Reuters) – The head of a Japanese nationalist school at the heart of a swirling political scandal said in sworn testimony in parliament on Thursday that he received a donation of 1 million yen from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s wife in her husband…
