EU-Canada deal to share air travelers’ data infringes privacy: EU court
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – An agreement between the European Union and Canada to share airline passenger data that the two sides say is key to fighting terrorism cannot enter into force as currently drafted, an adviser to the top EU court said on Thursday.
Second couple arrested after car with gas cylinders found in Paris: judicial source
PARIS (Reuters) – French police investigating the discovery of a car packed with gas cylinders near Notre Dame cathedral in Paris have arrested a second couple and also established that the vehicle contained three jerry cans of diesel fuel, a judicial…
Turkey jails businessmen, orders military officers detained: media report
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey jailed 16 businessmen pending trial on Thursday and issued arrest warrants for dozens of military officers over alleged links to the U.S.-based cleric blamed by Ankara for July’s attempted coup, Turkish media said.
Car bomb explodes near foreign ministry in Tripoli, local media report
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – A car bomb exploded near the foreign ministry in the center of the Libyan capital, Tripoli, early on Thursday, local media reported.
No evidence Zika in Singapore more or less severe than strain in Americas: media
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – There is no evidence that the Zika outbreak in Singapore is caused by a viral strain that is more or less severe than the strain circulating in Latin America, Singapore media reported on Thursday, citing the health ministry.
Syria says peace plan remarks show Britain’s Johnson out of touch with reality
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria’s Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that statements by Britain’s Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson demonstrate London’s part in “aggression” against Syria and showed he did not understand the situation there.
Slovak rescue helicopter crashes, four dead
BRATISLAVA (Reuters) – A rescue helicopter crashed in central Slovakia on Wednesday night, killing three rescuers and a patient aboard, a spokeswoman for the private rescue service Air Transport Europe said.
Turkish shelling kills six members of Kurdish force in Syria: Observatory
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Turkish army shelling killed six members of the Kurdish security forces in an area of northwestern Syria controlled by Kurdish groups overnight, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported.
Small blast in Afghan capital during commemoration march
KABUL (Reuters) – An explosion went off in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Thursday as crowds gathered to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the death of Ahmad Shah Masoud, a leader of the fight against Soviet forces in the 1980s and an enemy of the Tal…
Japan’s proposed anti-conspiracy law stirs civil rights concerns
TOKYO (Reuters) – More than a decade after an initial attempt failed, Japan wants to enact legislation to penalize conspiracies to commit crimes such as terrorism but critics say such changes would give police power to trample civil liberties.
