11 February 2016 Week in Brief: International CANADA: Canada is to stop airstrikes against Isis and withdraw its six air force planes from Iraq and Syria later this month, to fulfil new prime minister Justin Trudeau’s election pledge. EGYPT: The body of an Italian postgraduate student studying at Cambridge university who disappeared two weeks ago… Continue reading Issue 40: 2016 02 11:Week in Brief INTERNATIONAL
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Issue 33: 2015 12 17: Week in brief International
17 December 2015 Week in Brief: INTERNATIONAL AFHGHANISTAN: The army repelled a Taliban attack on Kandahar airport. ARGENTINA: 40 police officers were killed when the bus carrying them came off a bridge and plunged 65 feet near Salta in northern Argentina. AUSTRALIA: Police raided the Sydney home of a computer expert, Craig Wright, after the… Continue reading Issue 33: 2015 12 17: Week in brief International
Issue 32:2015 10 10:Week in Brief: International
10 December 2015 Week in Brief: INTERNATIONAL AFGHANISTAN: An argument among Taliban leaders escalated into a shoot-out in which four or five senior figures were killed (including the leader Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour) and more than a dozen wounded, according to government reports (but denied by the Taliban). The Afghan security forces – police and… Continue reading Issue 32:2015 10 10:Week in Brief: International
Issue 31: 2015 12 03: International
03 December 2015 Week in Brief: INTERNATIONAL BANGLADESH: Gunmen attacked a Shia mosque in Shibganj during evening prayers, murdering one worshipper and wounding three others. BELGIUM: Schools reopened and public transport resumed in Brussels, but some security measures remain in place. Police raids failed to find any weapons or the suspects Salah Abdeslam and Mohamed… Continue reading Issue 31: 2015 12 03: International
Issue 19: 2015 09 10:INTERNATIONAL NEWS
10 September 2015 Week in Brief:INTERNATIONAL NEWS AFGHANISTAN: Thirteen Shia Muslims were murdered in Balkh province. The Taliban have condemned the attack and have blamed it on Isis. In-fighting among the Taliban has broken out as break-away factions challenge the power of its new leader, Mullah Akhtar Mansour, and some defect to Isis.… Continue reading Issue 19: 2015 09 10:INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Issue 16: 2015 08 20: International News
20 August 2015 News in Brief:INTERNATIONAL NEWS AUSTRALIA: Surfers’ beaches at Ballina, Lennox Head and Bondi Beach have been abandoned following shark attacks and sightings off the New South Wales coast. BAHRAIN: Ibrahim Sharif, the former head of the opposition National Democratic Action Society, is facing new charges of urging the overthrow of the… Continue reading Issue 16: 2015 08 20: International News
Issue 9: 2015 07 02:overseas news
2 July 2015 Week in Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS GREECE: Alexis Tsipras rejected the EU’s final deal on economic reform. Consequently, further bail-out funds were withheld so Greece failed to pay the 1.6 billion euros due to the IMF this week. Tsipras announced a referendum for this Sunday so Greece can vote for or against the austerity… Continue reading Issue 9: 2015 07 02:overseas news
