France, Egypt agree Rafale, military hardware deal: source
PARIS (Reuters) – France and Egypt have agreed a deal worth more than 5 billion euros ($5.7 billion) for the sale of Dassault Aviation-built Rafale fighter jets, a naval frigate and missiles, a French source close to the matter said on Thursday.
BW Offshore says five killed in Brazil explosion were its workers
OSLO (Reuters) – All five people killed in an explosion aboard a BW Offshore oil and gas production vessel in Brazil were the company’s employees, a spokesman said on Thursday.
Ethiopian capital expands airport, plans new hub to meet growth
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia will complete expansion work on the capital’s airport in 2018 to triple the number of passengers it handles from 7 million a year now and will soon pick a site for a new hub to deal with 10 times the number in future, a…
China offers to mediate in stalled Afghan Taliban peace talks
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – China offered on Thursday to mediate in stalled efforts to engage the Afghan Taliban in peace negotiations, reflecting its desire to play a more active role in a region it sees as part of its sphere of influence.
Labor’s lost Green voters could tip UK election to Conservatives
BRIGHTON, England (Reuters) – Britain’s resurgent Greens are threatening the Labor Party’s hopes for election victory in May even though the leftist environmentalists will probably capture no new parliamentary seats and could even lose the only one the…
Al Qaeda fighters seize Yemen army base, U.N. warns of civil war
ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) – Al Qaeda-linked fighters seized a large army base in a dawn attack in southern Yemen on Thursday, militants and residents said, hours after the United Nations warned that the country was on the brink of civil war.
Toxic orange cloud spreads after chemical blast near Barcelona
MADRID (Reuters) – Three people were injured in an explosion at a chemical plant in northern Spain on Thursday and authorities advised residents of several small towns near Barcelona to stay indoors as a large toxic cloud spread over the area.
U.S.-led forces launch 12 air strikes in Iraq, three in Syria: U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S.-led forces hit Islamic State targets in Iraq with 12 air strikes and three air strikes in Syria since Wednesday, the U.S. military said.
Democracy under way, Tunisia turns to tough economic agenda
TUNIS (Reuters) – Just two days after confidently promising economic reforms to match Tunisia’s transition to democracy, new Prime Minister Habib Essid was forced to say he would roll back a new tax after police shot dead a man protesting it.
EU expected to re-impose sanctions on Iranian oil tanker firm
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union governments are expected to agree later on Thursday to put the National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC), Iran’s biggest tanker company, back on a list of sanctioned firms, EU diplomats said.
