PARIS (Reuters) – A man was arrested after trying to drive a car into a crowd in front of a mosque in the Paris suburb of Creteil on Thursday, police said, adding that no one was injured.
From:: Reuters – World
Monthly Archives: June 2017
Khamenei's representative says Islamic state's Baghdadi 'definitely dead': IRNA
ANKARA (Reuters) – Islamic State’s leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is “definitely dead”, Iran’s state news agency quoted a representative of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as saying on Thursday.
From:: Reuters – World
U.S. targets Chinese bank, company, two individuals over North Korea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on two Chinese citizens and a shipping company for helping North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs and accused a Chinese bank of laundering money for Pyongyang.
From:: Reuters – World
China says Liu Xiaobo cannot be moved from China for treatment: source
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese authorities on Thursday told U.S., German and European Union diplomats that Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist Liu Xiaobo cannot be moved to get medical treatment elsewhere due to his illness, a source briefed on the meeting told Reuters.
From:: Reuters – World
Qatar says preparing response to Gulf demands, calls them unrealistic
DOHA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Qatar said on Thursday it was working with the United States and Kuwait to respond to a list of demands presented by Arab states who have accused Doha of supporting terrorism, igniting a regional crisis between the U.S. allies.
From:: Reuters – World
Saudi official denies report that former crown prince confined to palace
DUBAI (Reuters) – A Saudi official on Thursday denied a report that former Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef was confined to a palace and barred from traveling abroad after he was replaced by his cousin Prince Mohammed bin Salman as next to the throne.
From:: Reuters – World
Romanian ruling coalition plans tax overhaul from 2018
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romania’s ruling Social Democrats plan to replace a flat 16 percent corporate tax on profit with a multi-leveled tax on turnover from 2018, as well as introduce “a solidarity contribution,” a revised governing program showed.
From:: Reuters – World
Australia, United States begin their biggest joint military exercise
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia and the United States began their biggest ever joint military exercises on Thursday, a show of force, largely at sea, aimed at sending a message both to allies and potential foes, including China.
From:: Reuters – World
U.S. sets criteria for visa applicants from six Muslim nations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Visa applicants from six Muslim-majority countries must have a close family relationship to a U.S. individual or formal ties to a U.S. entity to be admitted to the United States under guidance distributed by the U.S. State Department on Wednesday.
From:: Reuters – World
Driver rams his car into Brazil's presidential residence
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – A driver rammed his car through the gates of Brazil’s presidential residence on Wednesday and was arrested, security forces said, though President Michel Temer was not inside the building.
From:: Reuters – World