Belgian rail strike to halt international trains on Friday
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A rail strike in the greater Brussels region on Thursday and Friday will halt most international high-speed trains between Belgium, Britain, France, Germany and the Netherlands, rail operators said.
EU court dismisses claims against ECB over Greek debt
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – An EU court on Wednesday dismissed claims by more than 200 Italian investors against the European Central Bank over Greek debt restructuring in 2012, saying their losses were part of normal financial market risk.
Turkish forces kill four Kurdish militants after robbery: governor
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Security forces hunting bank robbers killed four suspected Kurdish militants overnight in a southeastern Turkish province hit by months of clashes, the governor’s office said.
Exclusive: Modi pushes ‘obsolete’ made-in-India plane on reluctant military
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s government has turned down the military’s request to expand the acquisition of 36 fighter planes from Dassault Aviation SA to plug vital gaps, officials said, nudging it to accept an indigenous combat plane 32 years in the…
Malaysia’s rulers call for quick action on scandal dogging state fund
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s royal rulers have called for a quick, transparent investigation into troubled state-fund 1MDB, in rare comments from the monarchy that presents a new challenge to Prime Minister Najib Razak as he fends off corruption…
Special Report: China uses intimidation tactics at U.N. to silence critics
GENEVA (Reuters) – In a café lounge at the United Nations complex in Geneva, a Tibetan fugitive was waiting his turn earlier this year to tell diplomats his story of being imprisoned and tortured back home in China.
Death toll from China typhoon rises to 19: Xinhua
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – The death toll from a typhoon that struck China on the weekend has risen to 19, with four people missing, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday.
Australian police four over suspected ‘terrorism’ murder
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian counterterrorism police investigating the shooting death of a police accountant are questioning four people arrested on Wednesday in raids in Sydney.
Australian court tests legality of offshore detention for asylum seekers
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s highest court will begin considering on Wednesday whether the policy of sending asylum seekers to the tiny South Pacific nation of Nauru for long-term detention is in breach of the constitution, a major challenge to the c…
NATO rejects Russia explanation on Turkish air space
BRUSSELS/BEIRUT (Reuters) – NATO on Tuesday rejected Moscow’s explanation that its warplanes had violated alliance member Turkey’s air space by mistake and said Russia was sending more ground troops to Syria and building up its naval presence.
