Risk MENA Edition

security

Mexico races to save 12-yr-old girl as quake toll hits 237

Rescuers labored against the odds as dawn broke on Thursday to save a 12-year-old schoolgirl and other possible survivors trapped beneath crumpled buildings.

asia

Scrapped Malaysian beer festival faced threat from militants, police say

Unidentified militants planned to sabotage an annual beer festival cancelled this week by authorities in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur

europe

Swiss indict three for alleged Al-Qaeda propaganda films

Swiss prosecutors have indicated three leading members of a Muslim group for their alleged role in making and distributing propaganda films for banned Islamist group Al-Qaeda

asia

Thousands rally in Philippines to warn of Duterte 'dictatorship'

Left-wing activists and political opponents of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte held rallies.

united kingdom

Britain to double aid spending to fight modern slavery worldwide

Britain's pledge to double its aid spending on global projects tackling the crime to GBP150 million ($203 million).

united kingdom

London police give all clear, lift cordon in financial district

London police said they had lifted a cordon put in place in part of the city's financial district on Wednesday morning.

united kingdom

British police arrest third man in London tube attack investigation

Arrest of 25-year-old man was made in Newport, Wales

technology

Twitter reports progress on weeding out users advocating violence

Twitter said that its internal controls were allowing it to weed out accounts being used for "promotion of terrorism.

united kingdom

British police say suspect package in London's Holborn was false alarm

British police said reports of a suspicious package near Holborn, central London, had turned out to be a false alarm.

united kingdom

Britain's M1 motorway closed after suspicious object discovered

Part of Britain's M1 motorway was closed after what police described as a suspicious object was found under a bridge.