Jordan declares end of castle siege, says four gunmen killed
Jordanian security forces say they have killed four “terrorist outlaws” after flushing them out of a castle in the southern city of Karak where they had holed up after a shoot-out…
Gunmen burn buses, Aleppo convoy goes through
Armed men have burned five buses that were supposed to be used for an evacuation near Idlib in Syria, stalling a deal to allow thousands to depart the last rebel…
Vietnamese comic Minh Beo sentenced to jail for sex crime
Vietnamese entertainer Hong Minh Quang, popularly known as Minh Beo, has been sentenced to 18 months in Californian prison for sexually assaulting a 16-year-old boy. The entertainer has been held…
Lebanon forms new government: televised statement
BEIRUT – Lebanon’s President, Michel Aoun, and Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri have formed a new government of 30 ministers drawn from most sides of the country’s political spectrum and from…
China to return seized US drone, says Washington ‘hyping up’ incident
China will return an underwater US drone seized by a naval vessel this week in the South China Sea, both countries said, but Beijing complained that Washington had been “hyping…
Britain confirms bird flu outbreak at turkey farm in eastern England
LONDON – The H5N8 bird flu strain has been found at a turkey farm in Lincolnshire, eastern England, Britain’s agriculture department said on Friday. Most birds at the farm have…
Inmates take over prison wings in UK jail disturbance
BIRMINGHAM – Hundreds of rioting prisoners took control of at least two wings of an English jail on Friday, authorities said, in the latest and most serious disturbance at a…
Italy’s top court orders retrial of ex-Finmeccanica executives in India bribery case
MILAN – Italy’s highest court on Friday ordered a re-trial of former top executives at defence group Leonardo Finmeccanica over allegations of bribery in a 2010 contract to provide a…
Former Rio governor Cabral to stand trial on corruption charges
RIO DE JANEIRO – A former governor of Rio de Janeiro state will face trial on corruption and money laundering charges, a crusading anti-graft judge ruled on Friday. Sergio Cabral,…
British Airways says cabin crew to strike over Christmas
British Airways said on Friday it was “appalled” by trade union Unite’s decision to call a strike involving one of its five cabin crew fleets on Christmas Day and Boxing…
