EU takes Germany to court over airport security controls
BERLIN (Reuters) – The European Commission is taking Germany to the European Court of Justice for failing to adequately monitor security measures at some German airports, the European Union’s executive body said on Thursday.
UK says rejects whistleblower’s warning over nuclear submarines
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain has completed an inquiry into a whistleblower’s allegations that its nuclear-armed submarines have major security flaws and is satisfied no safety breaches have occurred, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said on Thursday.
Yemen border strikes kill two Saudis, Yemen death toll near 2,000: WHO
CAIRO/ADEN (Reuters) – Two Saudi border guards were killed and five wounded by shells fired from Yemeni territories, an Interior Ministry spokesman said late on Wednesday, as the United Nations said the war’s death toll was close to 2,000.
Cyprus police hold suspect after large ammonium nitrate haul
LARNACA, Cyprus (Reuters) – Cypriot authorities detained a Lebanese national on Thursday after finding in his possession a large quantity of ammonium nitrate fertilizer which, police said could case widespread damage if used in an explosive mixture.
U.S. training of Syria rebel fighters expands to Turkey: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military has started training Syrian opposition fighters in Turkey to combat Islamic State, an expected expansion of a program that first launched in Jordan weeks ago, a U.S. official told Reuters on Thursday.
Malaysia says only one body per grave found at trafficking camps
WANG KELIAN, Malaysia (Reuters) – The 139 graves uncovered near people-smuggling camps in northern Malaysia appear to hold only one body each, Malaysia’s deputy home minister said on Thursday, after earlier suspicions that they could contain multiple c…
Commander of elite Tajik police force defects to Islamic State
ALMATY (Reuters) – The U.S.-trained commander of Tajikistan’s elite police force has defected to Islamic State, he said in a YouTube video, and his former unit will issue a statement condemning him, media said on Thursday.
Western women who join Islamic State defy ‘jihadi bride’ stereotype: report
LONDON (Reuters) – Western women joining Islamic State are increasingly from comfortable backgrounds and often well educated with romantic notions of adventure often quickly dispelled by the harshness of life as a “Jihadi bride”, according to a British…
Iran’s Zarif hopes for nuclear deal within ‘reasonable period of time’
ATHENS (Reuters) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Thursday he hoped Tehran and world powers would reach a final nuclear deal “within a reasonable period of time” but this would be hard if the other side stuck to what he called ex…
Pope visit preparations promote unity in multi-faith Bosnia
SREBRENICA, Bosnia (Reuters) – Even before arriving in Sarajevo, Pope Francis has achieved a remarkable feat.
