Facebook profit soars, with no sign of impact from Russia scandal
Business
November 2, 2017
Facebook profit soars, with no sign of impact from Russia scandal
Facebook Inc (FB.O) faced harsh criticism in Washington on Wednesday over its failure to prevent Russian operatives from using its…
Libyan armed group says will not extradite brother of Manchester suicide bomber to UK
Middle East
November 2, 2017
Libyan armed group says will not extradite brother of Manchester suicide bomber to UK
A Libyan armed group will not extradite the brother of the Manchester suicide bomber who killed 22 people in an…
Kremlin calls updated US sanctions on Russia extremely negative
World
November 2, 2017
Kremlin calls updated US sanctions on Russia extremely negative
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday that Moscow regarded updated US sanctions on Russia extremely negatively. The US Treasury’s…
Swiss admit sending staff for drone test in Golan Heights
Middle East
November 2, 2017
Swiss admit sending staff for drone test in Golan Heights
Switzerland’s defense ministry has admitted sending staff to test reconnaissance drones in contested land held by Israel – an embarrassing…
Trump calls for death penalty for Uzbek man charged in NY attack
World
November 2, 2017
Trump calls for death penalty for Uzbek man charged in NY attack
US President Donald Trump called for the death penalty on Wednesday for an Uzbek immigrant accused of plowing a truck…
Scottish lawmakers call for international recognition for Catalan independence
World
November 2, 2017
Scottish lawmakers call for international recognition for Catalan independence
Pro-independence Scottish lawmakers have presented a motion in their devolved parliament urging international recognition of Catalonia’s unilateral declaration of independence…
Egypt pays off $1 bln debt to Turkey, pays Libya $250 mln
Business
November 2, 2017
Egypt pays off $1 bln debt to Turkey, pays Libya $250 mln
Egypt has paid off the final installment, worth $200 million, of a $1 billion loan it took out from Turkey…
After air strike, Israeli minister warns against arms shipments to Hezbollah
Middle East
November 2, 2017
After air strike, Israeli minister warns against arms shipments to Hezbollah
A senior Israeli minister on Thursday declined to comment on reports that Israeli aircraft had struck a target in Syria…
Israeli air strike hits near Syria’s Homs
Middle East
November 2, 2017
Israeli air strike hits near Syria’s Homs
An Israeli air strike targeted a factory south of the Syrian city of Homs on Wednesday and the Syrian army…
Iraq threatens to resume military operations against Kurds
Middle East
November 2, 2017
Iraq threatens to resume military operations against Kurds
Iraqi forces threatened on Wednesday to resume operations to capture northern Kurdish-held territory after accusing authorities there of delaying handing…