Truck full of gas cylinders set on fire, three stabbed in Australia terror attack
A Somali-born man set fire to a pickup truck laden with gas cylinders in the center of the Australian city of Melbourne on Friday and stabbed three people, killing one, before he was shot by police in a rampage they called an act of terrorism.
Aerospace suppliers play down spying row in chase for China riches
Western suppliers have tightened security precautions at China’s largest air show after U.S. accusations of industrial espionage rather than miss the chance to vie for a slice of the country’s heavy aerospace spending.
Myanmar authorities drop ‘incitement’ charges against journalists
A Myanmar court dismissed on Friday a case against three senior journalists from the country’s largest private newspaper, after authorities in the city of Yangon agreed to drop the charges.
Afghan Peace Council tells Taliban it is ready for talks: RIA
Members of Afghanistan’s High Peace Council, a body overseeing peace efforts, met Taliban officials at a conference in Moscow on Friday and repeated President Ashraf Ghani’s offer of peace talks without pre-conditions.
Austrian colonel spied for Russia for decades, Vienna says
A senior Austrian military officer is believed to have spied for Moscow for decades, Vienna said on Friday, adding to a list of recent Russian espionage cases and souring relations with arguably the country’s closest ally in the EU.
EU observers say Madagascar presidential vote anomalies are marginal
No irregularities important enough to affect the result of Madagascar’s presidential election have been found, the head of an EU observer mission said on Friday, although he recommended a campaign spending cap to level the playing field in future.
DUP declines to say whether will support UK finance bill
The Northern Irish party which props up Prime Minister Theresa May’s government on Friday refused to say whether it would back the legislation underpinning the British budget in parliament next week amid a dispute with the government over Brexit.
Sri Lankan Tamil parties reject president’s call to support controversial new PM
Sri Lanka’s main Tamil parties have turned down a call from President Maithripala Sirisena to support his newly appointed prime minister in a likely floor test in parliament this month, the parties said on Friday.
Northern Irish kingmakers tell PM May: Don’t betray the United Kingdom
The Northern Irish party which props up Prime Minister Theresa May’s government on Friday cast her Brexit negotiation as a betrayal and cautioned it could not support a deal that divided the United Kingdom.
Melbourne stabber drove car loaded with gas cylinders: police
Australian police on Friday said a Somali man who stabbed three people in the city of Melbourne on Friday drove a car laden with gas cylinders which caught fire and that they are treating the attack as terrorism.
