Pakistani fighter jet crashes killing female pilot
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A female Pakistani air force pilot was killed on Tuesday when her trainer jet crashed near the central town of Mianwali, the military said, the first such loss for the country’s tiny community of women pilots.
Car bomb kills five at checkpoint east of Libya’s Tripoli: source
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – At least five guards in Libya allied with the self-declared government controlling Tripoli were killed and 16 others wounded when a car bomb exploded at a checkpoint east of the capital, a security source said on Tuesday.
Fire kills at least 18 African refugees at Algeria camp
ALGIERS (Reuters) – At least 18 people died and 37 others were injured when a fire broke out at a camp for African refugees in southern Algeria on Tuesday, Algerian official media reported, citing civil protection services.
Nuclear club eyes Indian inclusion, but risks Pakistan’s ire
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Diplomats have quietly launched a new push to induct India into a club of nuclear trading nations, but rather than increasing stability in South Asia, the move could escalate strains with rival Pakistan.
UNHCR decries restrictions on refugees, upholds right to asylum
GENEVA (Reuters) – About 1,000 refugees and migrants are stuck at the main crossing point into Macedonia from Greece as people of certain nationalities are denied entry in contravention of international law, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
St. Denis ‘landlord’ to go before French anti-terrorism judge
PARIS (Reuters) – Jawad Bendaoud, the man who provided accommodation in the St. Denis apartment to three people killed in a police raid there last week, will appear before an anti-terrorism judge on Tuesday, a judicial source told Reuters.
Bomb shatters windows outside Greek business federation in Athens
ATHENS (Reuters) – A bomb exploded outside the offices of a Greek business federation in central Athens early on Tuesday, police officials said, smashing windows but causing no injuries.
Turkish warplanes kill five Kurdish militants in southeast Turkey
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish warplanes struck Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) targets and killed five insurgents as part of an air and ground offensive against the group in southeast Turkey, the Turkish military said on Tuesday.
EDF boosts nuclear plant security after Paris attacks
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s EDF has increased security at its nuclear plants following the Paris attacks in which 130 people died last week, the head of the state-controlled utility said on Tuesday.
Thai PM says two refugees sent back following request from China
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Tuesday said two registered refugees were deported to China, at Beijing’s request, after they entered Thailand illegally.
