Afghans seeking justice pin hopes on Hague court investigation
KABUL (Reuters) – Thousands of Afghans are hoping for justice from the International Criminal Court (ICC) with Islamist militants, the government and U.S.-led forces all expected to be the subject of investigations, and possibly, trials.
Syrian government warplanes kill 21, injure 125 in Eastern Ghouta: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian government warplanes conducted air strikes against rebel-held eastern Ghouta on Thursday, killing 21 people and injuring 125 more, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based war monitoring group, reported.
More than 100 pro-Assad forces killed in thwarted attack: U.S. official
WASHINGTON/BEIRUT (Reuters) – More than 100 fighters aligned with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad were killed overnight when U.S. coalition and coalition-backed local forces repelled their attack in eastern Syria, a U.S. official said on Thursday.
Maldives’ embattled president sends envoys to China, Saudi for support
MALE (Reuters) – The embattled president of the Maldives has sent envoys to friendly nations such as China, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia to brief them on a political crisis in the Indian Ocean nation that spurred the imposition of a state of emergency, hi…
African Union says has no secret dossiers after China spying report
BEIJING (Reuters) – The African Union does not have any secret dossiers and nothing to spy on, a senior official said in Beijing on Thursday, rejecting a report in French newspaper Le Monde that Beijing had bugged the regional bloc’s headquarters in Ad…
Earthquake-hit Taiwan city still on edge as rescuers hunt survivors
HUALIEN, Taiwan (Reuters) – Scores of aftershocks hampered rescue efforts on Thursday as emergency personnel combed through collapsed buildings in search of survivors after a powerful earthquake killed at least nine people near Taiwan’s tourist city of…
North Korea says no U.S. talks planned at Olympics as Pence lands in Seoul
SEOUL, South Korea (Reuters) – North Korea has no intention of meeting U.S. officials during the Winter Olympics that start in South Korea on Friday, state media reported, dampening hopes the Games will help resolve a tense standoff over the North’s nu…
Philippines says Hague court weighs complaint against Duterte over drug war deaths
MANILA (Reuters) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) has told the Philippines that it has begun a preliminary examination of a complaint accusing President Rodrigo Duterte of crimes against humanity, his spokesman said on Thursday.
Bangladesh police fire tear gas to scatter opposition protesters
DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh police used tear gas on Thursday to disperse thousands of opposition activists who took to the streets of the capital ahead of the verdict in a graft case against a former prime minister.
Leaders of Turkey, Russia and Iran to discuss Syria in Istanbul: Turkish source
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey and Russia agreed on Wednesday that their next three-way summit with Iran to discuss the conflict in Syria will be held in Istanbul, a Turkish presidential source said.
