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Paris begins clearing 3,000 migrants from camp

Paris authorities began an operation early Friday to clear more than 3,000 migrants from a camp in the northeast of the French capital. The operation to clear the sprawling tent encampment, near the Canal Saint-Martin under an overhead metro bridge in the Stalingrad district, was proceeding...

White House warns China will take export markets without TPP

The White House warned Thursday that failure to approve the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact will put billions of dollars in US exports at risk to competition from China. Without TPP, which has been a hot-button issue in the US presidential campaign, China and other countries could move...

Iraqi commander predicts ISIS withdrawal to western Mosul

(The Daily Star)- The commander of the Iraqi special forces who are spearheading the offensive to recapture the ISIS stronghold of Mosul said Thursday that they had gained a foothold in the city quicker than expected. Lieutenant-General Abdul Ghani al-Assadi also raised the possibility that...

Tunisian tourism income hit by extremist attacks

(The Daily Star)- Income from Tunisia's tourism sector, hard-hit by extremist attacks, fell eight percent in the first nine months of 2016 compared with the same period last year, according to official figures. From January 1 to Sept. 31, tourism firms took 1.8 billion dinars ($811 million,...