French Brexit Strike Might Spread to Airports
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…
Man breaches Omaha airport security, hits plane
(CNN) – A man who breached a security gate at a Nebraska airport, stole a truck near the taxiways and rammed it into a parked Southwest Airlines plane has been charged with several offenses, police said. The plane was loading for takeoff at Eppley Airfield outside Omaha on Thursday night when a…
One Dead in Protest in Mali Capital Over Arrest of Talk Show Host
BAMAKO – One person was shot dead in Mali’s capital on Wednesday and others were wounded as police opened fire to disperse a protest over the arrest of a talk show host who is a critic of the government, three Malian rights groups said in a statement. Police also fired tear gas to disperse the fans…
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…