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Australia Disrupts Plot to ‘Bring Down an Airplane’
CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA — Police disrupted a terrorist plot to bring down an airplane and arrested four men Saturday in raids on homes in several Sydney suburbs, the prime minister said. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said Sunday that security had been increased at Sydney Airport since Thursday because of the plot. The increased security measures had…
Five female security staff at Kandahar airport killed
Five female security staff at Kandahar airport have been killed as they were travelling to work, officials say. The women – who were in charge of searching female travellers – and their minivan driver died when two gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on their bus. No-one has admitted the attack. Women in Afghanistan are often…
Saudi Court Sends Egyptian to Jail for Espionage, Sorcery
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — A Saudi newspaper is reporting that an Egyptian man has been sentenced to six years in prison on charges of attempting to disturb public order, violating the kingdom’s labor laws and communicating with a sorcerer to bewitch his employer. The Egyptian, who was unnamed in the Okaz report, was accused of…
Japan eyes fighter drone, seeks record defense budget amid China assertiveness
Japan aims to develop a prototype drone fighter jet in two decades with private sector help in a technology strategy that focuses on weapons communications and lasers, according to a document seen by Reuters. The plan will be announced this month when the Defense Ministry also unveils its request for a record budget of…
Are France’s burkini bans sexist, or liberating?
PARIS — Male officials are dictating what women can wear on French beaches — and people across a wide swath of French society say that’s a good thing. Decrees issued by several mayors this month ban the body-encompassing burkini swimsuit, which France’s secular political class says subjugates women and is incompatible with a country whose…