World in brief – Australian teenager arrested in Bali
An Australian teenager has been arrested and spent the night in a Balinese jail after being suspected of possessing drugs.
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World in brief – Three-month state of emergency, purges in Turkey
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government has now fired thousands of teachers, police, judges, journalists and has detained 9,400 people, mostly military personnel.
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World in brief – Four killed, seven injured in Port Moresby student rally
Four people have been shot dead and seven left injured in a police shooting at a student rally in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
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World in brief – More than 20 die in Kolkata bridge collapse
A flyover bridge collapsed on traffic and vendors in India’s populous city of Kolkata on Thursday, killing at least 20 people with dozens feared trapped.
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Turkey says Belgian authorities were warned of terror threat
Turkey has accused Belgium of ignoring the threat posed by one of the Brussels suicide bombers.
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Euro refugee plan will breach human rights, says UN
The United Nations has warned that a new European Union plan to return illegal arrivals from Turkey would breach international law.
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Turkey attacks Kurds after Ankara bombing
The Turkish military has launched air strikes against Kurdish targets in Syria and Iraq, hours after a suicide bombing killed 28 people in the Turkish capital of Ankara early on Thursday.
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World in brief – US armed forces open all combat roles to women
United States Defence Secretary Ashton Carter has announced that women will be eligible for all military occupations and positions from January.
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World in brief – Five injured in Istanbul metro blast
A pipe bomb explosion has injured five people during rush hour at a Turkish metro station.
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World in brief – MSF hospital bombing “human error”
A United States military inquiry has found the destruction of a Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) hospital in the Afghan city of Kunduz was a result of “human error”.
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