Libyan state oil firm keeps El Sharara oilfield closed, rejects paying off protesters
Libya’s Sharara oilfield remains closed, state oil firm NOC said on Thursday, resisting pressure from some officials to quickly pay off protesters which shut it down.
One dead, 10 missing after methane explosion in Czech coal mine
One miner died and 10 were unaccounted for after a methane explosion at the CSM hard coal mine in the east of the Czech Republic on Thursday, the mine’s operator OKD said.
Morocco says suspects in Scandinavian tourists’ murder are linked to Islamic State
Moroccan authorities said on Thursday that four suspects in the murder of two female Scandiniavian tourists in the Atlas Mountains had pledged allegiance to Islamic State before the killings.
Tired tugboat captains flag accident risk at Panama Canal
In April last year, the 148-tonne tugboat Cerro Santiago collided with the U.S. Coast Guard vessel Tampa while passing through the Panama Canal after the captain of the tug fell asleep.
Virgin Atlantic wins injunction against pilots’ Christmas strike
Britain’s Virgin Atlantic said it won a court injunction on Thursday against a union representing some of its pilots going on strike over the Christmas period.
Australia joins allies in condemning cyber-security theft linked to Chinese government
Australia’s government on Friday joined allies in holding China responsible for a global hacking campaign targeting commercial secrets.
Gatwick cancels all flights on Thursday after drones ground planes: BBC
Britain’s Gatwick Airport canceled all flights on Thursday after drones flying near the airport grounded flights and will not reopen before Friday morning at the earliest, the BBC reported.
Facebook and Twitter remove pages and accounts in Bangladesh ahead of election
Facebook and Twitter said on Thursday they had removed accounts and fake news pages linked to the Bangladesh government which had posted anti-opposition content, days ahead of an election in the South Asian nation.
Suspects in Scandinavians’ murder in Morocco pledged allegiance to Islamic State: general prosecutor
Morocco’s general prosecutor on Thursday confirmed the authenticity of a video in which the four suspects in the murder of two Scandinavian women pledged allegiance to Islamic State and its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
Sharara oil field remains closed, NOC says it’s working hard for a solution
Libya’s Sharara oil field remains closed amid protests, Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) said on Thursday.
