Turkish court orders release of local Amnesty chair: Amnesty
A Turkish court has ordered the release from prison of Taner Kilic, the local honorary chair of Amnesty International, the human rights group said on Wednesday about one of several cases that have raised concern over Ankara’s human rights record.
Cambodia’s ruling party won all parliamentary seats in July vote
Cambodia’s ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) won all 125 parliamentary seats in a July 29 general election, the president of the National Election Committee (NEC) said in a statement on Wednesday.
At least 22 primary school children drown after boat sinks in Sudan
At least 22 primary school children drowned on Wednesday when a boat carrying more than 40 people sank while crossing the Nile in northern Sudan, state news agency SUNA said.
At least 25 killed in suicide blast in Afghan capital Kabul
A suspected suicide bomber blew himself up in front of an educational center in a mainly Shi’ite area in the west of the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday, killing at least 25 people, officials said.
Afghans, Syrians help German firms fill training vacancies
German companies managed to attract more apprentices to on-the-job training schemes last year due to a surge in applications from asylum seekers from Afghanistan and Syria, data showed on Wednesday.
Migrant rescue ship arrives in Malta following standoff
The Mediterranean rescue ship Aquarius arrived at Valletta harbor in Malta on Wednesday to disembark 141 migrants, ending a five-day tug-of-war between European Union countries which had seen the vessel banned from docking in several ports.
EU acting too slowly with Poland on court independence: top judge
Poland’s top judge Malgorzata Gersdorf, who is locked in a dispute with the ruling party, has urged the European Union to move faster to defend her country’s judiciary from government efforts to increase its influence over the courts.
Hospitals scrap surgeries, Venezuelans forgo showers as taps run dry
At one of Caracas’ biggest public hospitals, most bathrooms are closed. Patients fill jugs from a tiny tap on the ground floor that sometimes has a trickle of water. Operations are postponed or canceled.
Blast near educational center in Afghan capital
A suspected suicide bomber blew himself up in front of an educational center in a mainly Shi’ite area in the west of the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday, officials said.
More U.S. Marines to train in Norway, closer to Russia
The United States will more than double the number of Marines stationed in Norway, in line with plans first outlined in June, the Norwegian defense ministry said on Wednesday.
