Pakistan suspends deal to accept deportations from Europe
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan will refuse to accept any citizens deported from mainland Europe, halting repatriations at a time when European leaders facing an influx of migration are desperate to streamline procedures, the interior ministry said on W…
Facebook activates ‘Safety Check’ for Nigeria blasts after criticism
(Reuters) – Facebook Inc activated its “Safety Check” feature after deadly blasts in Nigeria late on Tuesday following criticism from users that the social media network was being selective about deploying it.
Two Air France flights from U.S. diverted by bomb threats
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Two Air France flights bound for Paris from the United States were diverted for several hours on Tuesday following anonymous bomb threats, and more than 700 passengers and crew were safely taken off the planes, officials said.
EU Commission to suspend Hungary nuclear expansion: media
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – The European Commission will call on Hungary to suspend preparations to expand its Paks nuclear power plant with two new blocks in a deal awarded to Russia’s Rosatom, local daily Nepszabadsag reported on its website citing an unnam…
Pentagon targeting trucks, rigs in assault on Islamic State oil funding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S.-led air strikes have hit at least 175 targets in the Islamic State’s main oil-producing region over the past month, as Washington intensifies efforts to disrupt a key revenue source estimated to provide more than $1 million …
U.N. agency protests Thailand’s deportation of Chinese refugees
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A UN agency protested Thailand’s deportation of two registered refugees to China on Wednesday, saying they should not have been sent back to a country “where their lives can be put in danger”.
U.N. denies Secretary-General Ban will visit North Korea next week
(Reuters) – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will not visit North Korea next week, a U.N. spokesman said in a statement on Wednesday after China’s Xinhua news agency reported that he will visit the North on Monday and stay for about four da…
Gunfire in north Paris as police hunt shooting suspect: police source
PARIS (Reuters) – Shots rang out in the Saint Denis area of northern Paris early on Wednesday as special police forces launched an operation to catch one of the suspects from Friday night’s shooting in the French capital, a police source told Reuters.
Russian PM says terrorism requires global response
MANILA (Reuters) – Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday terrorism was a global challenge and required a a global response.
Chinese security forces kill 17 in Xinjiang: Radio Free Asia
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese security forces in the restive far western region of Xinjiang have killed 17 people, including women and children, accused of involvement in an attack at a coal mine that left at least 50 dead, U.S.-based Radio Free Asia sai…
