No proof so far that NSA bugged Merkel’s phone: prosecutor
KARLSRUHE, Germany (Reuters) – Germany’s top public prosecutor said an investigation into suspected tapping of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s mobile phone by U.S. spies had so far failed to find any concrete evidence.
British Airways jet lands safely at UK’s Heathrow after bang heard
LONDON (Reuters) – A British Airways aircraft landed safely back at London’s Heathrow Airport after being forced to return shortly following take-off when residents living below the flight path in southern England reported hearing a loud bang.
Al Jazeera journalist dies in Syria
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A correspondent working for Al Jazeera Arabic died while covering battles in southern Syria, the pan-Arab news network said on its website on Thursday.
Modi to Putin: Russia to stay India’s top defense partner
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told President Vladimir Putin on Thursday that Russia will remain India’s top defense supplier, even though New Delhi’s options had improved since the end of the Cold War.
Iraq’s Sadr readies militia to fight for Samarra
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s powerful Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has put his militia on alert to battle Islamic State militants for the city of Samarra, home to a Shi’ite mosque whose destruction eight years ago plunged the country into sectarian war…
U.S. says Tanzania aid tranche depends on anti-graft action
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – The United States warned aid-reliant Tanzania on Thursday that further assistance, under a program that rewards countries for good governance, depended on its success in fighting corruption.
Suicide bomber attacks French-run school in Afghan capital
KABUL (Reuters) – A suicide bomber detonated explosives killing at least one person and wounding 16 others during an event at a French-run high school in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Thursday, the deputy interior minister told Reuters.
Algerian troops kill militant involved in Frenchman’s beheading
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algerian security forces have killed a second militant involved in the kidnapping and beheading of a French tourist in September, the Algerian justice minister said on Thursday.
Syria’s southern rebels take step toward unity
BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) – Rebels in southern Syria say they have taken a step toward unity that may attract more support from their Western and Arab backers, forging a joint defense pact to help shield them from government forces and Islamic State.
Thai minister meets Israeli ambassador after Hitler gaffe in official film
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A senior Thai cabinet minister met Israel’s ambassador to Thailand on Thursday after the diplomat said he was “saddened” by a government propaganda film that includes an image of a Thai school child painting a portrait of Adolf Hitl…
