Suicide car bomb kills 12 south of Baghdad: police and medical sources

Aleppo rebels agree U.N. aid plan; Russia, Syria yet to okay: U.N.


GENEVA Syrian armed opposition groups in besieged east Aleppo have agreed to a U.N. plan for aid delivery and medical evacuations, but the U.N. is waiting for a green light from Russia and the Syrian government, humanitarian adviser Jan Egeland said on Thursday.




EU lawmakers back data-sharing deal on security, terrorism with U.S.


BRUSSELS European Parliament lawmakers backed a data-sharing deal on Thursday with the United States for security and terrorism investigations which aims to safeguard data exchanged between national authorities.




Thwarted French attack was slated for December 1 at key Paris sites


PARIS Suspects arrested last weekend in France under anti-terrorism measures had been planning to launch attacks on Dec. 1 at important and landmark sites in and around Paris, according to a source close to the inquiry.