Police to Watch Paris Protest Amid Fears of New Violence and other top stories.

• Police to Watch Paris Protest Amid Fears of New Violence

  

  PARIS — Amid fears of new violence, police will be on high alert around a Paris labor protest authorized under a tense compromise between unions and the government.Unions are holding a short march Thursday around the Bastille plaza to protest government plans to make workweeks longer and layoffs easier. Similar protests against the legislation in recent months have degenerated into clashes between riot police and radicals.Police threatened to ban Thursday's march, but the government agreed t..

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• 'Never Seen Rain Like It!' Flash Floods Hit UK

  

  Torrential rain has swamped parts of the South East and London, flooding streets, disrupting public transport and prompting hundreds of calls to the Fire Brigade. Red "immediate action" warnings are in place for areas of Essex and the capital after around a month's rain fell in a few hours. London Fire Brigade said it received 300 calls between 1.30am and 3am - the same number it normally gets in a day. Call-outs included reports of vehicles trapped by water, flooded homes and businesses, and ..

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• Indonesia's President Visits Natuna in the South China Sea

  

  JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia's President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has visited the Natuna islands in a move seen as sending a message on Indonesia's efforts to protect its sovereignty over the area in the edge of the South China Sea.Jokowi, accompanied by top security officials, made the visit Thursday on board the KRI Imam Bonjol, a warship that fired warning shots last week at Chinese fishing vessels in the area and detained one ship and its seven crew members.He will tour the waters around N..

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• Amjad Sabri: Pakistanis mourn famed singer after attack

  

  Media captionAmjad Sabri was one of Pakistan's most famous singers Pakistanis are mourning one of the country's most famous singers, Amjad Sabri, who was shot dead in Karachi by militants on Wednesday.Sabri performed Qawwali devotional music from the Sufi tradition, an Islamic practice opposed by religious extremists. He died after two gunmen fired on his car in the Liaqatabad area in an attack claimed by the Taliban. Ahead of his funeral, mourners have gathered outside his home in Karachi...

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