Denmark shuts links to Sweden and Germany as police hunt three in black Volvo
Danish police briefly shut bridges and ferry links to Sweden and Germany on Friday as they widened their hunt for three people and a black Volvo in connection with a serious crime – a kidnapping according to Sweden’s Aftonbladet newspaper – to include …
Swiss on collision course with EU as treaty talks stall
The European Commission set a mid-October deadline for progress in talks on a treaty governing its economic relationship with Switzerland on Friday, taking a tough line after Bern made no new concessions that could break a logjam weighing on bilateral …
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards kill four Sunni militants near Pakistan border
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Friday they had killed four militants at a border crossing with Pakistan in an area where armed Sunni groups often attack military and civilian targets.
Nobel Foundation says could strip Swedish Academy of literature prize role
The Nobel Foundation could drop the Swedish Academy from awarding its prestigious annual literature prize if the Academy does not make further changes in the wake of a recent sex scandal, the head of the foundation told Reuters on Friday.
Pope defrocks priest at center of Chilean sexual abuse scandal
Pope Francis has defrocked a 88-year-old Chilean priest who sexually abused teenage boys over a period of many years and is at the center of a wider abuse scandal that is still under investigation, the Vatican said on Friday.
China tells U.N. it will not be ‘blackmailed’ or yield to trade pressure
The Chinese government’s top diplomat Wang Yi said on Friday Beijing would not be blackmailed or yield to pressure over trade and criticized unilateral moves by some states that China believes would bring harm to all.
Saudi Arabia, UAE fail to halt U.N. Yemen human rights inquiry
The U.N. Human Rights Council voted on Friday to prolong an inquiry into human rights in Yemen against objections from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, leaders of a coalition widely criticized by right groups for killings of civilians.
Custody extended for seven men suspected of planning attack in Netherlands
Seven men suspected of plotting an attack in the Netherlands with hand grenades, automatic weapons and explosives were ordered on Friday to remain in custody.
Tsunami hits small Indonesian city at dusk, casualties unknown
A tsunami up to two meters high hit a small city on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Friday after a major 7.5 quake struck offshore, collapsing buildings and washing a vessel ashore, but officials could provide no information on casualties.
Denmark shuts links to Sweden and Germany as police hunt car
Danish police said they briefly shut bridges and ferry links to Sweden and Germany on Friday as they hunted for a black Volvo and three people linked to a serious crime, that one newspaper reported was a kidnapping.
