Italian police uncover mafia threat to interior minister: source
PALERMO, Italy (Reuters) – Italian police arrested six members of Sicily’s Cosa Nostra mafia on Friday as part of an inquiry that an investigative source said uncovered a threat of violence against Interior Minister Angelino Alfano.
Norway’s DNB briefly evacuated headquarter over threat
OSLO (Reuters) – Norwegian bank DNB briefly evacuated its headquarter in Oslo due to a bomb threat on Friday, but employees were soon allowed back in, company spokesman Even Westerveld said.
Indonesia may offer island to process refugees to Australia
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia is considering offering a small island to process refugees captured en route to Australia, its security ministry said on Friday, in what would make it the third country this year to offer help with Australia’s tough immigr…
Lebanon security forces make arrests, seize explosives after Beirut bombs
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese security forces carried out a series of arrests overnight, security sources said on Friday, as part of a crackdown launched after twin suicide bomb attacks killed 44 people in Beirut last week.
China’s limited options exposed by Islamic State killing
BEIJING (Reuters) – The killing of a Chinese citizen by Islamic State has shone the spotlight on China’s paucity of options when its people are kidnapped abroad, despite its growing military prowess and international profile.
China’s navy ‘restrained’ facing U.S. provocations: admiral
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s top admiral said his forces have shown “enormous restraint” in the face of U.S. provocations in the South China Sea, while warning they stand ready to respond to repeated breaches of Chinese sovereignty.
Saudi court sentences Palestinian poet to death for apostasy: HRW
RIYADH (Reuters) – A Saudi Arabian court has sentenced a Palestinian poet to death for apostasy, abandoning his Muslim faith, according to trial documents seen by Human Rights Watch, its Middle East researcher Adam Coogle said on Friday.
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi rebukes MPs over election expenses
NAYPYITAW (Reuters) – Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi has rebuked some politicians from her victorious National League for Democracy (NLD) for exceeding an internal election spending limit amid worries the beaten ruling party may seek to challenge poll resu…
China accuses EU of ‘prejudice’ for rights censure
BEIJING (Reuters) – China accused the European Union of prejudice and ignoring the facts on Friday after the EU’s special representative for human rights expressed concern about the rights situation in the country.
Germans split over joining combat missions against Islamic State: poll
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germans are divided over whether the country’s armed forces should participate directly in combat missions against Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, a poll showed on Friday.
