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Alleged Lockerbie bombmaker in US custody

The 1988 downing of Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie in Scotland remains the worst terrorist attack in British history A Libyan man accused of making the bomb that destroyed a Pan Am flight over Scotland in 1988, killing 270 people, has been taken into US custody, authorities said on Sunday. Abu Agila Mohammad Masud […]

A man suspected of killing three people at a Kurdish cultural centre in Paris has been transferred to a psychiatric unit on Saturday as furious clashes continued into their second day

A man suspected of killing three people at a Kurdish cultural centre in Paris has been transferred to a psychiatric unit on Saturday as furious clashes continued into their second day. Protestors set fires and overturn cars into the night as they clashed with riot police in the wake of Friday’s  in Paris.  It comes after a gunman […]

Ukraine-Russia crisis: What to know as NATO eyes Russia move

LONDON (AP) – Western fears that a Russian invasion of Ukraine is imminent have eased but not disappeared.Diplomatic efforts to avert war got new energy this week after Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia was willing to discuss security issues with NATO, and Russia said it was withdrawing some of its troops gathered near Ukraine´s […]

Peak day for divorces comes after summer holidays – not Christmas

The last Monday in September is the peak day of the year for British couples to decide to divorce.  While it has long been believed most break-ups happen on the first Monday after or New Year’s Day, a study cites the end of summer as the most common time for couples to call it quits, according […]

Trump ally's trial to test century-old U.S. law on what makes…

By Luc Cohen NEW YORK, Sept 14 (Reuters) – Tom Barrack, the investor and onetime fundraiser for former U.S.President Donald Trump, will go on trial next week in a case that will provide a rare test of a century-old law requiring agents for other countries to notify the government. Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn say Barrack […]

Greece says onus on Turkey to ease tensions

ATHENS, Oct 6 (Ꮢeuters) – Greece welcomes moѵes by Turқey to de-escalate recent tensions in the east Mediterranean, its prime minister said on Tuesday, but Ankara neeԀs to show a firmer commitment to improving relatіons. Relations between the two NATO allies and neighbours are fraught with disagгeements ranging from maгitime boundaries to the еthnically Ԁivided […]

Reuters US Domestic News Summary

Following is a summary of current US domestic news briefs. CIA boss talks nuclear weapons and prisoners with Putin’s spy chief U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns was expected to caution President Vladimir Putin’s spy chief at talks on Monday about the consequences of any use of nuclear weapons, and to raise the issue […]