China criticizes Japan over ‘dangerous’ jet scramble
BEIJING (Reuters) – China strongly criticized Japan over a scramble of military aircraft from the two countries on Monday amid a dispute over islands in the East China Sea.
Germany’s anti-immigrant AfD party embroiled in row over anti-Semitism
BERLIN (Reuters) – Thirteen regional lawmakers from the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) quit on Tuesday over what they called the anti-Semitic views of a colleague, causing a damaging split in the right-wing party.
Members of Belgian Islamic State cell jailed for up to 16 years
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A Belgian judge on Tuesday sentenced 15 members of an Islamic State (IS) militant cell – nine of them in absentia – to up to 16 years in prison after convicting them of plotting attacks on targets including Brussels airport.
EgyptAir voice recorder indicates attempt to put out fire before crash
CAIRO (Reuters) – Audio from the flight deck voice recorder of EgyptAir MS804 indicates an attempt to put out a fire on board the jet before it crashed into the Mediterranean, sources on the investigation committee said on Tuesday.
German police evacuate Turkey bound plane after anonymous call
BERLIN (Reuters) – German police evacuated a Germania plane due to take off from Kassel airport for Turkey on Tuesday after an anonymous caller said luggage on board posed a danger.
Euro 2016 final attack risk grows with French involvement: Germany
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany said on Tuesday Sunday’s final game of the Euro 2016 soccer championship in Paris could prove an attractive target for Islamic State, especially if hosts France, victim of November attacks, are playing.
South Africa’s ruling ANC condemns public broadcaster for censorship
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s ruling African National Congress said on Tuesday the public broadcaster, accused by opposition parties of pro-government bias ahead of local elections, was practicing censorship by not broadcasting violent anti-s…
U.S.-Iran education exchange plans cool over hardliners’ spy charges
WASHINGTON/ANKARA (Reuters) – Just before last year’s nuclear deal with Iran, five U.S. universities visited the country to explore renewing educational ties that flourished before the Islamic Revolution.
Finnish court remands six Cuba volleyball players over suspected rape
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Six volleyball players from the Cuban national team were remanded in custody by a district court in Finland on Tuesday over a suspected aggravated rape.
Dhaka attack deals blow to improvements in post-Rana Plaza garment industry – analysts
MUMBAI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A deadly attack by Islamist militants in Dhaka may stymie efforts by the Bangladeshi government and Western retailers to improve the rights and safety of garment workers, labor rights experts warned on Tuesday.
