Train in deadly crash in Morocco was traveling at twice the speed limit: prosecutor
A train that crashed in Morocco on Oct. 16, killing at least seven people, was traveling at more than twice the speed limit on the part of the track where it derailed, a regional prosecutor said.
Vandalism and neglect haunt Libya’s ancient heritage sites
Graffiti covers the ruins of Cyrene in eastern Libya, a city founded by Greeks more than 2,600 years ago that once attracted tourists but is now neglected and the target of vandals.
Hurricane Willa closes in on tourist city of Mazatlan
Thousands of people were evacuated, buildings were boarded up and schools closed on Mexico’s Pacific coast on Tuesday as Hurricane Willa threatened to batter tourist resorts with high winds and heavy rains.
U.S. Treasury targets Taliban, Iranian backers with sanctions
The U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions targeting Afghanistan’s Taliban insurgency on Tuesday, designating eight people including two Iranians linked to Tehran’s Revolutionary Guards’ Quds force, according to the department’s website.
Turkey: Saudi hunt for Kashoggi killers must go ‘top to bottom’
Turkey’s president on Tuesday dismissed Saudi Arabia’s efforts to blame the killing of a prominent journalist on rogue operatives, calling it a planned, “savage killing”, and demanded Riyadh punish those responsible, no matter how highly placed.
Saudi signs deals worth $50 billion at investment event despite boycott
Saudi Arabia signed deals worth $50 billion on Tuesday, showing it can still attract investment at a conference boycotted by Western politicians and global business chiefs after the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
EU Commission rejects Italy budget, demands new version: AGI
The European Commission has rejected Italy’s 2019 budget and will ask Rome to present a new document within three weeks, Italian news agency AGI reported on Tuesday, citing EU sources.
Canadian PM says it would be hard to scrap big Saudi arms deal
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, under pressure to punish Saudi Arabia after the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, said on Tuesday it would be very hard to scrap an arms deal with Riyadh worth up to $13 billion as critics have demanded.
Saudi king, crown prince meet Khashoggi family members: SPA
Saudi king Salman received family members of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Riyadh, state news agency SPA reported on Tuesday.
Greece, Turkey snipe over maritime borders
Turkey warned Greece on Tuesday it would not tolerate a shift in Greece’s maritime border, drawing a sharp rebuke from Athens that it would decide when and how it exercises its sovereign rights.
