IMF sees ‘progress’ on Greece loan talks
Washington: Bailout talks to help resolve Greece’s pressing debt burden have made some progress but important matters remain unresolved, an International Monetary Fund spokesman said on Thursday. Greece is awaiting the next installment of an 86-billion-euro ($91.6 billion) aid package agreed in 2015 that it needs for debt repayments in July.
Somalia roadside bomb kills 19
Mogadishu: A roadside bomb exploded and killed at least 19 people in a minibus in Somalia’s lower Shabelle region, a security official said. Six others were injured, regional security official Nur Abdullahi told The AP.
Europe a ‘rotting continent’: Erdogan
Istanbul: Europe is a “rotting continent” and the “centre of Nazism”, Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in his latest withering attack on the European Union in the campaign ahead of a crucial referendum.
ISIS claims police killings in Russia
Moscow: The ISIS on Thursday claimed the killing of two traffic police in southern Russia this week, as security agencies said they had shot dead four suspects. The Amaq propaganda agency linked to IS reported the killing of “two Russian policemen” in the southern city of Astrakhan, citing a “security source”.
NASA spacewoman gets 3 more months in orbit
Cape Canaveral: The world’s oldest and most experienced spacewoman is getting three extra months in orbit. NASA announced that astronaut Peggy Whitson will remain on the International Space Station until September. The 57-year-old astronaut arrived last November and was supposed to return to Earth in June.
US developing ‘super SEAls’ with brainpower
Washington: The US military is developing a division of “super SEAls” using brain-stimulation technology to create warriors of the future who would be faster, smarter and more deadly, according to a media report.
17 dead as Zimbabwe bus crashes
Harare: Zimbabwe police say as many as 17 people are feared dead after a bus went up in flames after colliding with a truck. Police spokeswoman Charity Charamba said more than 40 other people suffered serious injuries.