Canada sees ‘unsustainable’ spike in asylum seekers at U.S. border
TORONTO/MONTREAL (Reuters) – The number of asylum seekers who illegally crossed the U.S. border into Canada more than tripled last month, according to Canadian government data released on Thursday, as migrants worried about the U.S. administration’s im…
Brother of suspect in UK model kidnap plot denies involvement: lawyer
LONDON (Reuters) – A man accused of being part of a plot to kidnap a British model in Italy denied any involvement in the alleged scheme, his lawyer told a London court on Thursday.
Exclusive: Taking aim at China, India tightens power grid, telecoms rules
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India is tightening the rules for businesses entering its power transmission sector and making stringent checks on both power and telecoms equipment for malware – moves that government and industry officials say aim to check China…
U.N. hopes for Syria peace talks in October/November
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations hopes for “serious negotiation” between the government and a still-to-be-formed unified Syrian opposition in October or November, the U.N. Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura said on Thursday.
Reformed ex-militants in Indonesia mark Independence Day
TENGGULUN, Indonesia (Reuters) – Fifteen years since they were members of a radical Islamist group that killed 202 people on Indonesia’s tourist island of Bali, Ali Fauzi and Sumarno are building peace instead of bombs.
Bangladesh ramps up border patrols to deter fresh Rohingya inflow
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh/YANGON (Reuters) – Bangladesh has stepped up patrols on its border with Myanmar, following reports that about 1,000 Rohingya Muslims crossed into the country in the past two weeks, amid fresh tension in its neighbor’s northweste…
Pakistan’s Malala ‘excited’ after winning place at Oxford University
BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) – Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai, the youngest winner of the Nobel Peace Prize when she was 17, said on Thursday she was “excited” after winning a place to study at Oxford University.
Court holds Islamist liable for $3.2 million damages after Timbuktu destruction
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) ruled on Thursday that a former Islamist rebel who was jailed for wrecking holy sites in Timbuktu was liable for damages of 2.7 million euros ($3.2 million).
Queen Elizabeth sends condolences to victims of Sierra Leone mudslide
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth sent her deepest sympathies to hundreds of victims of a mudslide in Sierra Leone that swept away homes on the edge of country’s capital city in one of Africa’s worst flood disasters in living memory.
Critics cry foul as Joshua Wong and other young Hong Kong democracy leaders get jail
HONG KONG (Reuters) – A Hong Kong appeals court jailed three leaders of the Chinese-ruled city’s democracy movement for six to eight months on Thursday, dealing a blow to the youth-led push for universal suffrage and prompting accusations of political …
