U.S. says China has placed mobile artillery on reclaimed island
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The United States said on Friday that China had placed mobile artillery weapons systems on a reclaimed island in the disputed South China Sea, a development that Republican Sen. John McCain called “disturbing and escalatory.”
No radiation found after scare at India’s Delhi airport
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A scare at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport over a suspected radioactive leak turned out to be a false alarm on Friday as atomic inspectors gave the all clear.
Islamic State claims responsibility for Baghdad hotel bombs
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Islamic State claimed responsibility on Friday for bombings outside two heavily fortified five-star hotels in the Iraqi capital that killed 10 people.
Exclusive: Air France faces new safety probe after freighter takeoff scare
PARIS (Reuters) – Air France faces its second safety investigation in as many weeks after pilots were forced to recover in mid-takeoff after entering the wrong data into the computer of a cargo jet, airline and safety officials said.
After 50 years, stateless Shona still trapped in Kenya’s shadows
NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – In a village on the outskirts of Kenya’s capital Nairobi, 53-year-old Margaret Maposa embroiders seat covers for a customer, sitting with her niece Elizabeth Moyo, who is weaving a multi-colored basket.
Swiss media conference moved due to security risk: police
ZURICH (Reuters) – A conference featuring Egypt’s most famous satirist and the editor of a Danish paper which published cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed has been moved because of a “heightened risk”, Swiss police said on Friday.
Islamic State claims Saudi Arabia mosque bombing
CAIRO (Reuters) – Islamic State militants claimed responsibility for an attack on Friday on a Shi’ite mosque in Saudi Arabia’s Dammam in which four people were killed.
Belgium launches investigation into German and U.S. spying
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgium has begun an investigation into reports that German and U.S. intelligence agencies spied on Belgian targets, the Belgian Justice Ministry said on Friday.
Iranian aid plane bound for Yemen lands in Djibouti
ANKARA (Reuters) – An Iranian plane carrying aid for Yemen landed in Djibouti on Friday and the cargo will be inspected by the United Nations before it moves on, Iran’s Fars news agency reported.
Iranian aid plane bound for Yemen lands in Djibouti
ANKARA (Reuters) – An Iranian plane carrying aid for Yemen landed in Djibouti on Friday and the cargo will be inspected by the United Nations before it moves on, Iran’s Fars news agency reported.
