News Briefs
  • 5:44

    Britain upgrades terror threat level to 'severe'

    Britain on Tuesday upgraded the country's terrorism threat level from "substantial" to "severe", in the wake of Monday’s attack in Vienna and several attacks across France, AFP reports.

    "Severe" -- the second-highest of five levels -- means an attack is "highly likely", said the domestic intelligence service MI5, which announced the change on its website.

    Read more