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[ad_1] Image copyright AFP Image caption Indian authorities fear excessive friendliness could lead to attacks amid "lax security". Airport police in India are being instructed to smile less. This is over concerns cheerfulness could lead to a perception of lax security and a threat of terror attacks. The country's Central Industrial Security Force, which is in charge of aviation safety, wants its staff to be "more vigilant than friendly". They will move from a "broad smile system" to a "sufficient smile system", the Indian Express says. Officials are said to believe that excessive friendliness puts airports at risk of terrorist attacks. You may also be interested ...

[ad_1] Image copyright AFP Image caption Australia's detention centres have been criticised by human rights groups International medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) says the tiny Pacific island nation of Nauru has ordered it to cease its work there. MSF says that for 11 months it has provided mental health care to both the Nauru population and asylum seekers housed in a detention centre set up by Australia. The charity has urged the Nauru government to reconsider , calling its own work life-saving. The authorities have not commented. The detention centre on Nauru was set up by Australia in a controversial deal to house boat people intercepted while trying to reach Australian shores. Canberra maintains its policy prevents deaths at sea and discourages people smugglers but the tough immigration policy h...

[ad_1] SOUTHAVEN, Miss: President Donald Trump made an undiplomatic remark about close ally Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, saying he warned Saudi Arabia's King Salman he would not last in power "for two weeks" without the backing of the US military. "We protect Saudi Arabia. Would you say they're rich. And I love the King, King Salman. But I said 'King - we're protecting you - you might not be there for two weeks without us - you have to pay for your military,'" Trump said to cheers at a rally in Southaven, Mississippi. Trump did not say when he made those remarks to the Saudi monarch. Despite the harsh words, the Trump administration has had a close relationship with Saudi Arabia, which it views as a bulwark against Iran's ambitions in the region. Trump made Saudi Arabia his first stop on his maiden international trip as president last year. Trump called King Salman on Saturday and they discussed efforts being made to maintain supplies to ensur...