Two arrested on suspicion of planning suicide attacks in Tunisian capital
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian police have arrested two suspected jihadists planning suicide attacks in the capital Tunis, the Interior Ministry said on Friday, 10 days after a suicide bombing killed 12 presidential guards.
Thai migrant crisis meeting ends without any solution on offer
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand called on Friday for concerted action to tackle “irregular” migration in the Indian Ocean, but no substantial solutions emerged from a regional meeting aimed at preventing this year’s “boat people” tragedies in which hundre…
France’s Hollande to visit aircraft carrier off Syrian coast
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande will visit on Friday military personnel on the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier off the Syrian coast, his office said in a statement.
South Indian floods kill hospital patients, renewed rains strike fear
CHENNAI, India (Reuters) – Rescue helicopters were grounded on Friday by renewed rains that spread fear in the flood-struck Indian city of Chennai, while the death of 14 patients at a private hospital added to the official toll of 280 confirmed killed …
G20 sets up task force on climate change company disclosures
LONDON (Reuters) – A G20 task force will develop voluntary company disclosures for investors to compare risks to businesses from climate change, Financial Stability Board Chairman Mark Carney said on Friday.
Germany sees EU border guards stepping in for crises
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Germany’s interior minister expects the EU executive to propose new rules for protecting the bloc’s frontiers that would mean European border guards stepping in when a national government failed to defend them.
Paris bar reopens three weeks after attacks
PARIS (Reuters) – One of the Paris cafes where drinkers died in a hail of bullets on Nov. 13 reopened on Friday, three weeks to the day after the Islamist militant attacks that killed 130 people.
China’s Xi cheers African leaders with pledge of $60 billion development aid
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping told African leaders on Friday his country would pump $60 billion into development projects, cancel some debt and boost agriculture under a three-year plan that will extend Beijing’s influence in th…
Exclusive: British police could ax teams guarding against missile attacks on jets – sources
LONDON (Reuters) – Specialist British police teams that guard against attacks on planes by militants armed with surface-to-air missiles are at risk of being disbanded because of cost-saving measures, according to sources close to the units.
Exclusive: British police could ax teams guarding against missile attacks on jets – sources
LONDON (Reuters) – Specialist British police teams that guard against attacks on planes by militants armed with surface-to-air missiles are at risk of being disbanded because of cost-saving measures, according to sources close to the units.
