Phone tap led police to Belgian IS cell, court hears
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A series of bugged, coded communications over two months led Belgian police to storm a suspected Islamic State cell in the town of Verviers last year, thwarting an alleged plot, a Brussels court heard on Monday.
BBC correspondent expelled from North Korea over reporting
PYONGYANG (Reuters) – North Korea expelled a BBC journalist on Monday over his reporting, the broadcaster and a North Korean official said, as a large group of foreign media members visited the isolated country to cover a rare ruling party congress.
ICM poll says 46 percent of Britons would vote to leave EU
LONDON (Reuters) – The campaign for Britain to leave the European Union saw its lead grow slightly over the rival “In” campaign, according to a weekly online poll published by opinion poll firm ICM on Monday.
As Argentine corruption probe grows, Macri allies feel the heat
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – A judicial probe of possible corruption during Argentina’s last government is also threatening the new administration as some of President Mauricio Macri’s own allies face investigation.
Provincial Russians keep faith with Putin despite crisis
TVER, Russia (Reuters) – Before Russia annexed Crimea and oil prices fell, Dmitry Trapeznikov had a flourishing dental practice. He spent freely, bought a flat and holidayed in Egypt.
Russia showcases Syria hardware in Red Square military parade
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia rolled out an air defense missile system of the kind used to protect its base in Syria and some of the Russian jets flying missions there screamed overhead as it showcased its military war machine on Moscow’s Red Square on Mon…
French parliament VP quits after sexual harassment accusations
PARIS (Reuters) – A French lawmaker resigned as National Assembly vice-president on Monday after being accused of sexual harassment by fellow politicians, a rare development in a country where such disputes are usually kept under wraps.
Two days of clashes in southeast Turkey kill 9 militants, 1 soldier
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – At least 10 people were killed in two days of fighting between security forces and Kurdish militants in Turkey’s southeast, the military said on Monday.
China curbs Baidu healthcare ads business after student’s death
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese regulators imposed limits on the lucrative healthcare adverts carried by Baidu Inc on Monday following the death of a student who underwent experimental cancer treatment he found via China’s biggest search engine.
North Korea says to push nuclear program, defying U.N. sanctions
PYONGYANG (Reuters) – Secretive North Korea said it will strengthen self-defensive nuclear weapons capability in a decision adopted at a congress of its ruling Workers’ Party congress, its KCNA news agency reported on Monday, in defiance of U.N. resolu…
