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Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Boko Haram ghosts haunt 'liberated' areas in Nigeria's northeast

MUBI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Life seems to be returning to normal in this northern Nigerian town a year after the army expelled the Islamist fighters of Boko Haram -- shops bustle with customers and vendors hawk their wares in the pot-holed streets.

Austria drafts law to deter most Afghan migrants

VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria's cabinet proposed a bill on Tuesday to deter Afghan migrants from coming to the country located along a major migration route across Europe and facing record numbers of asylum requests this year.

Battered VW shares drop further as scandal widens

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Shares in Volkswagen dropped as much as 5 percent on Tuesday after U.S. regulators widened their accusations of emissions test cheating against the German carmaker to include larger diesel engines used in high-end models.

Data from U.S. agency cyber breach not on black market: researcher

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Data stolen in a massive breach of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management has not shown up on the black market, a sign that a foreign government launched the attack, a researcher with U.S. cybersecurity firm Fireeye Inc said on Monday.

Space revolution hatching in a New Zealand paddock

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (Reuters) - The next revolution in space, making humdrum what was long the special preserve of tax-funded giants like NASA, will be launching next year from a paddock in New Zealand's remote South Island.

Singapore track intruder jailed for six weeks

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A Singapore district court sentenced a 27-year-old man to six weeks in jail on Tuesday for breaching security fences and entering the circuit during this year's Formula One grand prix in September.

Adele's 'Hello' breaks 1 million digital sales in record

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - British singer Adele smashed records with her comeback single "Hello", selling more than 1.1 million digital songs in the first week and becoming the first song ever to break the 1 million download mark on the Billboard charts.

A howler? Israeli minister proposes deporting strays

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Claws were out on Monday after an Israeli cabinet minister proposed sending stray dogs and cats to another country as an alternative to government-funded efforts to sterilize them.