Chinese police to help Serbia cope with its workers, tourists
Serbia’s police will get reinforcements from China to cope with a growing number of Chinese tourists and workers, the Serbian interior minister said on Friday.
Frankfurt train station reopened as police investigate suspected robbery
Frankfurt’s main railway station was reopened on Friday, rail operator Deutsche Bahn said on Twitter, after police said officers were responding to reports of an apparent bank robbery.
Tsunami warning for parts of Indonesia’s Sumatra, Java after strong quake
Indonesian authorities urged coastal-dwellers to head for higher ground on Friday after a tsunami warning with potential for waves up to three meters (10 feet) following a powerful earthquake off the islands of Sumatra and Java.
Indonesia to keep monitoring for potential tsunami until at least 1435 GMT
Indonesia’s geophysics agency said on Friday it would keep monitoring for the risk of a potential tsunami until at least 21:35 pm (1435 GMT) after a powerful earthquake struck off the islands of Sumatra and Java.
Finland’s central banker Rehn pulls out from IMF chief vote
Finnish central bank governor Olli Rehn, an European Central Bank’s board member, on Friday pulled out from the vote between EU leaders to choose a European candidate to lead the International Monetary Fund, he wrote on Twitter.
Russia says new U.S sanctions over Skripal poisoning damage ties: RIA
Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday it regretted a move by the United States to impose new sanctions on Moscow over the poisoning of a former spy in Britain last year, saying it damaged already strained relations, RIA news agency report…
EU race to nominate IMF head narrows to two as Finland’s Rehn pulls out
European Union governments are set to choose on Friday the bloc’s candidate to lead the International Monetary Fund between Dutchman Jeroen Dijsselbloem and Bulgaria’s Kristalina Georgieva, a French official said.
Argentina restores ministry of agriculture ahead of election
Argentina has recreated a ministry of agriculture, livestock and fisheries in an effort to improve public management in the sector, it said on Friday.
African nations, Western partners strive to combat IED threat
A U.S.-trained Kenyan bomb disposal technician stood in a field showing colleagues from more than 20 countries how to collect evidence after the detonation of a roadside explosive.
Canadian and Chinese ministers meet amid tensions, pledge to continue talks
Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Friday she met her Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, to discuss tensions following Canada’s December arrest of a Huawei Technologies Co executive on a U.S. warrant, and the subsequent detention of two Can…
