Syria sees its foreign foes as key to Aleppo truce
DAMASCUS – The Syrian government said on Thursday the success of a U.N. bid to freeze fighting in Aleppo hinged on whether foreign states that back the insurgents can get them to comply, and that no time frame had been set for the proposed ceasefire.
Dubai airline Emirates rejects Delta apology over 9/11 comments
DUBAI/NEW YORK (Reuters) – An increasingly bitter trade row between U.S. and Gulf airlines deepened on Thursday when Dubai’s Emirates rejected a Delta Air Lines apology for remarks perceived as linking Gulf carriers with the Sept. 11 attacks on the Uni…
Putin a threat to Baltic states, Western officials say
LONDON (Reuters) – Senior Western officials accused Russia on Thursday of redrawing the map of Europe by force and posing a threat to the Baltic states.
‘They picked on me because of my skin color’: Paris victim
PARIS (Reuters) – The victim of a racist incident involving Chelsea soccer fans in the Paris metro did not know the incident had been filmed and widely broadcast and will now lodge an official complaint with police, he told French daily Le Parisien.
Venezuelan supermarket owner fights state takeover
CARACAS (Reuters) – The U.S.-based owner of a supermarket chain taken over by Venezuela’s socialist government hopes to recover his business despite accusations of hoarding goods to inflate shopping lines.
British teenager found guilty over soldier ‘beheading’ plot
LONDON (Reuters) – A British teenager was found guilty on Thursday of plotting to behead a soldier in London after being influenced by the murder of an Afghan war veteran who was hacked to death by two Islamists in the capital a year earlier.
Georgia condemns Russia, South Ossetia deal as step toward annexation
TBILISI (Reuters) – Georgia condemned on Thursday the signing of a border agreement between its breakaway region of South Ossetia and Russia, accusing Moscow of moving closer to annexing a territory it supported in a five-day conflict in 2008.
Denmark announces $150 million security package after Copenhagen attack
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark on Thursday announced a $150 million package to boost police and intelligence services days in a move that followed deadly weekend shootings in Copenhagen but had been prepared in response to deadly Islamist attacks in Pa…
Colombians sentenced to prison for U.S. drug agent’s murder
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two Colombians have been sentenced to prison for the 2013 kidnapping and murder of a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent in Bogota, the Justice Department said on Thursday.
Pakistan officials say Afghan Taliban signal readiness for peace talks
ISLAMABAD/KABUL (Reuters) – Senior Pakistani army and diplomatic officials said on Thursday the Afghan Taliban have signaled through the Pakistani military that they are willing to open peace talks.
