Lebanon to decide 'soon' on fate of Australian film crew

(Reuters) - Lebanese authorities are expected to decide soon on whether a four-member Australian film crew will face charges in connection with a plot to kidnap two children in a child-custody dispute, Australia's foreign minister said on Saturday.











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Afghan lawmakers confirm key government posts amid infighting

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan lawmakers approved government nominees as interior minister and attorney general on Saturday, offering a boost to a struggling administration that has been undermined by infighting since it was formed following a disputed election in 2014.


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Archbishop of Canterbury learns his father was Churchill's secretary

LONDON (Reuters) - The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has discovered his biological father was the former private secretary to Britain’s war-time leader Winston Churchill, he said in a statement on Friday.


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North Korea says leader Kim supervises engine test for ICBM: KCNA

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised a successful test of a new type of engine for an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), its state media said on Saturday in the latest claim of making advances in its arms program that brought international sanctions.


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Belgians seize key suspects in Paris, Brussels attacks

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Mohamed Abrini, wanted for November's Islamic State attacks in Paris, was among five people arrested in Brussels on Friday, Belgian prosecutors said, adding that he was also involved tied to last month's Brussels bombings.











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Italy recalls ambassador from Egypt in row over student's murder

ROME (Reuters) - Italy recalled its ambassador to Egypt for consultations on Friday after Egyptian investigators in Rome failed to provide evidence needed to solve the mystery of the murder of an Italian student in Cairo.


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Panama president, France's Hollande speak post leak, table finmin meet

PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Panama said on Friday President Juan Carlos Varela had spoken with his French counterpart Francois Hollande following a diplomatic standoff over a mass data leak, and had agreed their finance ministers should meet to discuss cooperation.


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