Peru government renews bid to keep conflicts from turning deadly
LIMA (Reuters) – A government commission in Peru traveled to a remote Andean region this week to reassure locals that sorely-needed public works were on the way, part of a renewed bid to keep conflicts in the mineral-rich country from turning deadly, t…
Basque Country leader to push for more autonomy from Spain
MADRID (Reuters) – The Basque Country will seek more autonomy from Spain, its regional government chief said as he was sworn in for a second four-year term on Thursday, potentially putting him on course for a showdown with Madrid.
EU lawmakers back data-sharing deal on security, terrorism with U.S.
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Parliament lawmakers backed a data-sharing deal on Thursday with the United States for security and terrorism investigations which aims to safeguard data exchanged between national authorities.
U.S. soldiers celebrate thanksgiving in a military base north of Iraq
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – U.S. troops celebrated Thanksgiving at an Iraqi army base in Qayyara, some 60 km (38 miles) south of Mosul, where a U.S.-led coalition is helping Iraqi forces battle Islamic State.
At least 67 killed in China power plant mishap
BEIJING (Reuters) – A platform under construction at a power plant in eastern China collapsed early on Thursday, killing 67 people and injuring two, while rescuers pulled one worker from the debris, state media said.
Swiss nuclear exit vote raises prospect of more fossil fuels
ZURICH/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Switzerland votes in a referendum on Sunday on whether to make a speedy withdrawal from atomic energy production, a move that would reduce nuclear risks but raise reliance on fossil fuels from Germany or imported nuclear po…
Wildfires tear across Israel; police chief suspects ‘political’ arson
HAIFA, Israel (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of residents were ordered to leave Israel’s third largest city on Thursday as wildfires tore across central and northern Israel, and the country’s chief of police said politically motivated arson may be behin…
Thwarted French attack was slated for December 1 at key Paris sites
PARIS (Reuters) – Suspects arrested last weekend in France under anti-terrorism measures had been planning to launch attacks on Dec. 1 at important and landmark sites in and around Paris, according to a source close to the inquiry.
Bangladesh team headed to Manila, seeking to recover cyber heist funds
DHAKA (Reuters) – A Bangladesh delegation will visit the Philippines to speed up recovery of the rest of some $81 million stolen from its account in the New York Federal Reserve in February, two officials said on Thursday, after recovering a fifth of t…
Turkish army says suspected Syrian air strike kills three soldiers
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey said a suspected Syrian air strike had killed three of its soldiers overnight, in what appeared to be the first Turkish casualties at the hands of the Damascus government’s forces since Ankara launched an incursion into Syria …
