IN BRIEF (Page 11)

World leaders condemn terror attacks

World leaders united in condemning the carnage in Brussels on Tuesday and vowed to combat terrorism, after Islamic State bombers killed at least 34 people in a strike at the symbolic heart of the European Union.

History of IS group

Islamic State's beginnings can arguably be traced as far back as the 1980s, when Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, born Ahmad Fadeel al-Nazal al-Khalayleh, traveled to Afghanistan in 1989 during the Soviet incursion. The Jordanian had spent most of his adult life engaged in violent activism in the Middle East. The invasion of Iraq by US-led forces took Zarqawi to Iraq, where he pledged allegiance to al-Qaida. After his death in a US airstrike in June 2006 in Iraq, the Islamic State of Iraq was established.

Suspects still on the loose

Belgian authorities said several people possibly linked to Brussels attacks are still on the loose.

Shortages threaten jobs, growth worldwide

An estimated three out of four jobs globally are dependent on water, meaning that shortages and lack of access are likely to limit economic growth in the coming decades, the United Nations said on Tuesday.

Suu Kyi nominated to govt post

Aung San Suu Kyi was nominated as a Cabinet minister in Myanmar's civilian government on Tuesday, giving her a formal position despite being blocked from the presidency in a nation ruled for decades by the military.

Taxi drivers stage violent anti-Uber protest

Thousands of taxi drivers caused traffic chaos in the Indonesian capital on Tuesday in a violent protest against what they say is unfair competition from ride-hailing apps such as Uber.

Anxiety about epidemic emerges after first case of Zika virus in country

Anxiety about a Zika epidemic emerged in South Korea on Tuesday as the first case of the mosquito-borne disease was reported in a country still reeling from the trauma of an outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome last year.

Schoolgirl faces charge of financing IS

Australian police said on Tuesday they had arrested two people, including a 16-year-old girl, on suspicion of raising funds to support operations of the Islamic State militant group.

FBI: Attacker's phone possibly accessible without Apple help

The government has been adamant for weeks: FBI investigators need to unlock an encrypted iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino attackers, and Apple Inc. was the only one that could do it.

EU airports, subways increase security levels

Authorities in Europe have tightened security at airports, on subways, at the borders and on city streets after deadly attacks on the Brussels airport and its subway system on Tuesday.

'New day' for relations but still 'profound differences' remain

Laying bare a half-century of tensions, US President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro prodded each other on Monday over human rights and the long-standing US economic embargo during an unprecedented joint news conference.