PARIS, Feb. 11 (NsNewsWire) — French police foiled “an imminent” terrorist plot after arresting four suspects in the southern town of Montpellier earlier on Friday, French Interior Minister Bruno Le Roux said. During a raid by anti-terrorism units, four people were detained in and around Montpellier with “three of them are directly suspected of preparing […]

NEW DELHI, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) — India successfully testified an interceptor missile on Saturday from an island off the coast of the eastern state of Odisha, sources said. “The interceptor missile that can hit an incoming ballistic missile was testified from Abdul Kalam Island and the testfiring over Bay of Bengal was successful,” sources said. […]

BEIJING, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) — The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) on Friday approved 12 IPO applications. The 12 firms will be allowed to raise a maximum of 7 billion yuan (1.03 billion U.S. dollars), a CSRC statement said Saturday. Six of the firms will be listed on the Shanghai exchange, two on the Shenzhen […]

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11(NsNewsWire) — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that his country will seek to promote a “fair and reciprocal” trade relationship with Japan. Trump made the remarks at a press conference after talks with visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the White House, reports Xinhua. Trump said the U.S. will seek […]

PARIS, Feb. 10 (NsNewsWire) — France’s iconic Eiffel Tower will get a long glass wall to appear with a fresh look and improved security in a context of high terror alert, Paris city officials said on Thursday. Speaking at press briefing, Francois Martins, Paris deputy mayor in charge of tourism, said metal fences which are […]

PARIS, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) — Despite an offensive to regain voters’ approval, Francois Fillon, hit by the fake job scandal, still suffered a setback with seven out of ten voters calling on the conservative contender to drop his bid, according to an Odoxa poll released on Friday. The survey for France info radio also showed […]

KABUL, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) — A leading commander of Islamic State (IS) militant group has been killed following a joint operation in Afghanistan, the country’s Interior Ministry said on Friday. “Qari Moneb, a prominent commander of Daesh (Arabic acronym for IS), has been killed during an anti-terrorism joint operation carried out by Afghan National Security […]

ANKARA, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday ratified the constitutional amendment package for presidential system change, paving way for a referendum on April 16. The popular vote is planned to take place on April 16, Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus told state-run TRT broadcaster on Friday. “God willing, Turkey […]