Four judges of India’s top court criticize its administration
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Four sitting judges of the Supreme Court of India on Friday said the administration of the highest court was not in order, warning that democracy would not survive in the country unless the institution was preserved.
Philippine police chief says cops could soon make drugs war return
MANILA (Reuters) – Police anti-narcotics operations notorious for their deadly outcomes could make a comeback in the Philippines’ war on drugs, although bloodshed should be avoided and abuses would not be tolerated, the country’s police chief said on F…
Four Indian Supreme Court judges slam administration of country’s top court
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Four sitting judges of the Supreme Court of India said on Friday that the administration of the country’s highest court was not in order and warned that democracy would not survive in the country unless the institution was preserv…
Trump cancels UK visit, says will not unveil new U.S. embassy
(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump canceled a visit to London scheduled for early this year, saying he was disappointed with the “Obama administration having sold” the U.S. embassy in the British capital.
Beijing professor dismissed as sexual harassment allegations spark campus activism
BEIJING (Reuters) – A professor in China accused of sexually harassing students under his supervision has been removed from teaching posts by a top Beijing university, in a case that has sparked national media coverage and a nascent #MeToo movement in …
Philippines’ Duterte rebounds with ‘excellent’ trust score in new survey
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s trust rating bounced back to “excellent” in December from “very high” three months before, with four of every five adult Filipinos giving him the highest score in a survey that focused on his pe…
Top Turkish court overstepped limit with journalists’ ruling: deputy PM
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag said on Friday the Constitutional Court had overstepped its limit, set out in the law, with its ruling to release two journalists on the grounds that their rights had been violated while i…
Stricken Iranian oil tanker drifts into Japan’s economic zone: coast guard
TOKYO (Reuters) – A stricken Iranian oil tanker drifted into Japan’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) on Wednesday afternoon, a spokesman for Japan’s Coast Guard told Reuters on Friday, as strong winds pushed the burning ship away from the Chinese coast.
Twenty-one hours and counting: German coalition talks drag on
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives and Social Democrats (SPD) worked through the night on Thursday to resolve differences on taxes, migration and other issues blocking formation of a new “grand coalition” government.
Japan conveys concern over Rohingya to Myanmar’s Suu Kyi-Kyodo
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono conveyed serious concern over Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims to the country’s leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, in a meeting on Friday in the capital Naypyidaw, Japan’s Kyodo news agency reported.
