Lights, TVs back on in Indonesia quake city, but fate of thousands unknown
Electricity was restored and shops began reopening in Indonesia’s quake and tsunami stricken city of Palu on Thursday, but the fate of many thousands of people in outlying districts remained unknown nearly a week after the disaster struck.
Russia calls Dutch chemical weapons watchdog hacking claims absurd: RIA
A source at Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday that Dutch allegations about an alleged Russian attempt to hack the chemical weapons watchdog were absurd, the RIA news agency reported.
Protest erupts in southern Russia over land swap deal with Chechnya
Thousands of people took to the streets of the southern Russian region of Ingushetia on Thursday to protest against what they said was an unfair land swap deal with the neighboring Russian region of Chechnya.
As Cameroon votes, thousands are silenced by violence
It was the nine corpses left by the roadside after a gunfight that made Honrne Waba flee her village in Northwest Cameroon in May and hide in the bush.
Man at center of Nobel scandal appeals rape verdict, Swedish newspaper reports
Jean-Claude Arnault, the man at the center of a scandal that rocked the academy which awards the Nobel Prize for literature, has appealed against a conviction for rape that grew out of the scandal, media reported on Thursday.
Blast at Egypt fuel depot kills one, injures others: sources
One person was killed and at least three others injured in a blast at a fuel depot on the outskirts of the Egyptian capital Cairo on Thursday, security sources and al-Ahram state owned newspaper said.
Russia says UK accusations its spies behind cyber attacks lack proof
Russia’s embassy to London said in a statement on Thursday that British accusations that Russian spies were behind global cyber attacks lacked proof and were part of a crude disinformation campaign.
Lights back on in Indonesian quake city, but fate of thousands unknown
Some services began returning to normal in Indonesia’s quake and tsunami stricken city of Palu on Thursday, but the fate of many thousands of people in outlying districts remained unknown nearly a week after the disaster struck.
Norwegian court extends detention of Russian suspected of spying: lawyer
A court in Norway extended the detention of a Russian citizen suspected of spying at the Norwegian parliament for another two weeks on Thursday, despite Moscow’s protests, his lawyer said.
New British proposal for Irish border ‘step in right direction’: EU source
New British proposals for avoiding extensive border checks on the island of Ireland after Brexit are “a step in the right direction” and “make finding a compromise possible”, a European Union source close to the negotiations told Reuters on Thursday.
