Facebook, Twitter co-operated with Brazil probe of alleged militants
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – The judge overseeing the probe that led to the arrest last week of suspected Islamist militants in Brazil said Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc. co-operated with investigators by providing information about the suspects’ use of …
Australia plans indefinite detention of convicted extremists
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia will indefinitely detain people convicted of terrorism-related charges if it feels they pose an ongoing danger to society upon their release, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Monday.
China says South Korea’s THAAD anti-missile decision harms foundation of trust
SEOUL (Reuters) – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has criticized South Korea’s move to deploy an advanced U.S. anti-missile defense system to counter threats from North Korea, saying it harmed the foundation of their mutual trust, news reports said on…
Munich gunman planned attacks for a year: Bavarian officials
MUNICH (Reuters) – The 18-year-old German-Iranian gunman who killed nine people in Munich on Friday began planning the attack a year ago after visiting the German city of Winnenden where another teenager killed 15 people in 2009, Bavarian officials sai…
Syrian refugee in Germany arrested after killing woman in machete attack
BERLIN (Reuters) – A 21-year-old Syrian refugee was arrested on Sunday after killing a pregnant woman with a machete in Germany, the fourth violent assault on civilians in western Europe in 10 days, though police said it did not appear linked to terror…
Niger Delta Avengers say they blew up NNPC’s pipeline at Nsit-Ibom
(Reuters) – A Nigerian militant group Niger Delta Avengers claimed responsibility for a pipeline explosion on Sunday at Nsit-Ibom L.G.A in Nigeria’s Akwa Ibom state.
Former militants confirm talks with Nigerian government to end Niger Delta attacks
YENAGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) – A Nigerian former militant group said on Sunday it has been holding talks with the government to end a wave of attacks on oil and gas facilities in the Niger Delta which has crippled the country’s crude output.
French minister rejects charges of changing report on Nice attack
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s interior minister rejected on Sunday an assertion by a senior Nice security official that his staff tried to change a report into policing on the night of the Bastille Day attack that claimed 84 lives.
Sao Tome election goes to second round after court ruling
SAO TOME (Reuters) – A Sao Tome and Principe court ruled on Sunday that the island nation’s presidential election will go to a second round between incumbent Manuel Pinto da Costa and ex-speaker of parliament Evaristo Carvalho.
Rocket attack in central Kabul, no casualties
KABUL (Reuters) – A rocket hit an area of central Kabul on Sunday, an interior ministry official said, triggering alarms in foreign embassies that were on high alert following a suicide attack a day earlier in which 80 people died.
