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Greece arrests not linked to Belgian terror cell Four men initially thought to be part of a thwarted terror plot in Belgium have turned out not to be the suspects Brussels is looking for. Meanwhile one of the gunmen from the Charlie Hebdo massacre was buried in France. None of the men arrested on suspicion of terrorism in Greece are connected...

Thousands of Chadian soldiers head to fight Boko Haram As part of a regional coalition against the Islamist extremists, Chad has sent troops and equipment to neighboring Cameroon. Chadians took to the streets in support of their country's mission. Tens of thousands of people joined a march in the Chadian capital of N'Djamena on Saturday in support of the country's troops...

Afghan officials make arrests in connection with Pakistan school massacre Authorities in Afghanistan have arrested five men in connection with the December massacre at a school in Peshawar, Pakistan. The Taliban carried out the strike, which killed almost 150 people, most of them children. The five men suspected of being involved in the attack on the Army Public School in Peshawar...

Japan's Abe gives millions for Middle East to fight Islamic State terrorists Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says the world will suffer if terrorism spreads in the Middle East. The leader has pledged millions of dollars in non-military assistance to countries fighting Islamic State. Japan's leader warned Saturday there would be "immeasurable loss" if terrorism were to spread in the Middle...

Moody's downgrades Russia amid oil slide Moody's Investors Service has cut its rating for Russian government bonds by one notch, putting them a rung above "speculative" or junk investment grades. Russia is struggling both with sanctions and tumbling oil prices. Moody's cut Russia's credit rating for the second time in four months, lowering it one notch from Baa2 to Baa3 -...

Five charged with terrorism in Belgium Several suspects have been brought up on charges of terrorist activity. Many more have been arrested as part of a cell plotting to attack police officers. Belgian police arrested more than a dozen suspected terrorists on Friday, charging five with "participating in the activities of a terrorist group" according to federal magistrate Eric Van der...

Gold rush? Price on track for biggest weekly gain since 2013 Gold's move higher came despite a dollar up 0.5 percent against a basket of major currencies. (Shutterstock) Gold rose to a four-month high on Friday and was set to increase 4.5 percent for the week, its biggest weekly gain since August 2013, as investors sought safety from volatility in wider...

Yemen arrests two French Al-Qaeda suspects “There are around 1,000 Al-Qaeda militants in Yemen from 11 Arab and non-Arab countries,” Ahmadi told reporters in Sanaa. (AFP) emen has detained two Frenchmen for questioning over suspected links to Al-Qaeda, a top security official said Saturday. “During the past two days, two French nationals accused of belonging to Al-Qaeda have been arrested,” said national...

Blast at Algerian embassy in Libya wounds five A burned car is seen at the site of an explosion outside the Algerian embassy on Jan. 17, 2015 in the Dahra District of the Libyan capital Tripoli. (AFP) A blast near the Algerian Embassy in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, wounded five people on Saturday, an Al Arabiya correspondent reported. AFP quoted an official...

Spaghetti with chicken and semi-dried tomato pesto This tasty chicken spaghetti is low in fat but high in flavour! Ingredients 2 single chicken breast fillets, excess fat trimmed 1 red capsicum, quartered, deseeded 80g fat-free semi-dried tomatoes 20g shredded parmesan 1 garlic clove, finely crushed 60ml (1/4 cup) fresh lemon juice 2 teaspoons olive oil 400g dried thin spaghetti pasta 80g reduced-fat feta 1/3 cup chopped fresh continental parsley Method SERVINGS: 4 1) Bring...

U.S. and UK agree to help France fight terrorism U.S. President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron walk into their joint press conference following their meeting at the White House in Washington January 16, 2015. (Reuters) The United States and Britain agreed on Friday to help France in its counter-terrorism campaign after a spate of attacks in Paris last...

Brussels on alert following terror raids A week after terror attacks shook Paris, police have foiled an apparently planned attack in Belgium. But, despite a heightened alert, the security situation seems relatively unchanged, writes Martin Kuebler in Brussels. A day after coordinated police raids across Belgium netted more than a dozen suspects and a cache of military-style weapons including Kalashnikov assault...

Paris post office hostage drama concludes peacefully The man who took several hostages in a post office near Paris has surrendered to police and has been taken into custody. An official with the prosecutor's office said it was too early to tell what was behind the attack. French police said on Friday afternoon that the armed man had surrendered without a...

Qatar Airways starts A350 flight: Frankfurt first destination Qatar Airways first Airbus A350 XWB rolls to the gate on the Airport in Frankfurt/Main, Germany, yesterday. Frankfurt is the first destination of the airline services. Qatar Airways became yesterday the first airline to start regular flights with Airbus’s most advanced plane, the A350, throwing down a challenge to Germany’s Lufthansa at its...