China power plant blast kills at least 21 -state media
BEIJING (Reuters) – An explosion at a power plant in China killed at least 21 people and injured five on Thursday, state media said, the latest deadly industrial accident in a country that struggles with poor safety standards.
Blast wounds 13 in Pakistani city on edge after big suicide attack
QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) – A roadside bomb hit a Pakistani security vehicle and wounded 13 people on Thursday in the southwestern city of Quetta, days after a suicide bombing at a hospital killed at least 74 people, most of them lawyers, officials an…
Swiss court backs Iran in decades-old oil row with Israel
ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland’s highest court has ordered Israel to pay Iran around $1.1 billion plus interest in a decades-old dispute over a secretive oil pipeline company predating the 1979 Islamic revolution which made the countries enemies.
Myanmar soldiers admit at court martial to killing villagers: witnesses
YANGON (Reuters) – Seven Myanmar soldiers on trial for murder have admitted their involvement in the killing of five villagers in northern Shan State, according to witnesses at an unprecedented court martial.
Fighting in Aleppo persists despite Russia ceasefire announcement: rebels
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Fighting persisted in the Syrian city of Aleppo on Thursday more than an hour into a three-hour ceasefire announced by Russia, two rebel groups and a witness in the city said, as government forces tried to reverse last week’s opposit…
Turkish foreign minister vows legal action against diplomats fleeing post-coup probe
ANKARA (Reuters) – A deadline for Turkish diplomats recalled to Ankara as part of investigations into a failed military coup expired on Thursday and legal action will be taken again those who fail to return, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Th…
UK plane in ‘incredibly concerning’ near miss with drone: police
LONDON (Reuters) – A passenger plane has narrowly avoided being hit by a drone in what police on Thursday called an “incredibly concerning” near miss as it approached an airport in southwest England.
Turkish police raid pro-Kurdish party, detain 17 across Istanbul: state media
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish police detained 17 suspected militants in a sweep in Istanbul on Thursday that included a raid on offices of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), state media said, hours after twin bomb attacks hit the mainly Ku…
No bombs found on Belgian planes after threats; investigation continues, prosecutor says
BRUSSELS – No bombs were found on two SAS aircraft after threats were made against an SAS plane late on Wednesday, Belgian prosecutors said, adding that an investigation of a possible terrorist was continuing.
South Africa questions candidates to replace corruption official who vexed Zuma
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – South Africa’s parliament on Thursday began interviewing candidates to replace Thuli Madonsela, the head of a corruption watchdog whose findings undermined support for President Jacob Zuma and his administration and worried invest…
