Resort town mapped out for Athens airport wasteland
ATHENS (Reuters) – A crumbling former Athens airport complex housing thousands of stranded migrants will be transformed into one of Europe’s biggest coastal resorts if a Greek development company realizes its ambitions.
Uganda’s president opposes arms embargo on South Sudan
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni said he was opposed to a U.N. plan to impose an arms embargo on his neighbor South Sudan, saying it would weaken its army just as the country was trying to contain a resurgence of violence.
Wounded fight for life in Nice as killer’s brother tells of pre-attack call
NICE, France/TUNIS (Reuters) – The man who mowed through a crowd with a truck, killing 84 Bastille Day revelers in Nice on Thursday, had phoned home hours earlier and sent a ‘laughing’ picture from the French city, his brother told Reuters.
Britain’s Johnson assures EU of post-Brexit cooperation
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – New Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said he would assure his EU counterparts on Monday that Britain would continue to cooperate closely with them once it leaves the bloc following last month’s Brexit referendum.
Iran receives the missile part of S-300 defense system from Russia: Tasnim
DUBAI (Reuters) – Russia has delivered the missile part of S-300 surface-to-air defense system to Iran, Tasnim news agency reported on Monday, moving to finish the delivery of all divisions of the system to Tehran by the end of this year.
Migrants fight in Hungarian camp near Serbian border, nine injured: MTI
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – More than 200 migrants were caught up in a brawl in a migrant processing center near Hungary’s border with Serbia on Sunday evening, Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s national security adviser said, according to state news agency MTI.
Australia’s PM tweaks cabinet slightly after narrow poll win
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Monday named a new cabinet little changed from that with which he narrowly won July 2 elections, eschewing a major reshuffle in favor of consolidating his shaky position.
Brother admits ‘honor killing’ of Pakistani social media star
KARACHI/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The brother of Qandeel Baloch, whose risqué social media posts both titillated and appalled conservative Pakistan, on Sunday admitted to strangling her in a crime that reignited debate about so-called “honor killings” in the South Asian nation.
Many in Hong Kong look for the exit door amid China tension
HONG KONG (Reuters) – When activists began setting fire to trash bins and hurling bricks at police during a February riot in Hong Kong, Chris Lee became more convinced his decision to leave his siblings and mother behind and move to Taiwan was the righ…
At height of Turkish coup bid, rebel jets had Erdogan’s plane in their sights
ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) – At the height of the attempt to overthrow Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, the rebel pilots of two F-16 fighter jets had Erdogan’s plane in their sights. And yet he was able to fly on.
