Judges consider HK double murder appeal by convicted former British banker
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Three judges in Hong Kong’s Court of Appeal are set to decide the fate of a former British banker who was jailed for life last year for the murder of two Indonesian women he tortured and raped after his appeal hearing closed on We…
Turkey says world must recognise East Jerusalem as Palestinian capital
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Muslim nations must press the world to recognise East Jerusalem as the capital of a Palestinian state, Turkey said on Wednesday as it opened an Islamic summit called in response to a U.S. decision to recognise the city as Israel’s …
Poland’s new government wins vote of confidence in parliament
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s new government led by Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki won a vote of confidence in parliament just before midnight on Tuesday, voting records showed, opening the way for the Cabinet to start functioning.
China marks Nanjing Massacre anniversary but Xi silent
BEIJING (Reuters) – China marked the 80th anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre on Wednesday with a call to work with Japan for peace, but President Xi Jinping kept a low profile and left the public remarks to another senior official.
Australian PM says government at risk if it loses Sydney by-election
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Wednesday his government’s future was at risk if it lost a Sydney by-election this weekend and failed to regain its one-seat majority, forcing it to rely on independents to survive i…
Tillerson says U.S. ready to talk to North Korea; Japan wants pressure
WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson offered to begin direct talks with North Korea without pre-conditions, backing away from a key U.S. demand that Pyongyang must first accept that giving up its nuclear arsenal would be p…
Window falls from U.S. Marines helicopter onto school grounds in Japan’s Okinawa
TOKYO (Reuters) – A window fell from a U.S. helicopter onto a school sports field near a U.S. Marines air base on Okinawa on Wednesday, the Marines said, the latest in a series of accidents that have fanned safety concerns on Japan’s southern island.
Human Rights Watch calls on Singapore to relax free speech, assembly laws
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The Singapore government’s laws limiting critical speech and peaceful assembly are overly broad and make the country a repressive place severely restricting what can be said and published, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday.
Tillerson says U.S. ready to talk to North Korea; Kim promises more weapons
WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson offered to begin direct talks with North Korea without pre-conditions, backing away from a key U.S. demand that Pyongyang must first accept that giving up its nuclear arsenal would be p…
Tillerson overture to North Korea: U.S. ready to talk without pre-conditions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson offered on Tuesday to begin direct talks with North Korea without pre-conditions, backing away from a key U.S. demand that Pyongyang must first accept that any negotiations would have to be a…
