Exiled Uighur group condemns Italy’s detention of its general secretary
BEIJING (Reuters) – A prominent Uighur exile was detained briefly by police in Italy, his organization said on Friday, calling on the European Union to investigate whether China had pressured Italian authorities to take action.
Amid ceasefire, rescuers clear unexploded bombs in Syria’s Deraa
BEIRUT (Reuters) – With relative calm in southwest Syria since a ceasefire was reached in early July, civil defense services in rebel-held Deraa have shifted focus to clearing unexploded cluster bombs left by air strikes.
Russia orders U.S. to cut diplomatic staff, says to seize diplomatic property
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia ordered the United States to cut its diplomatic staff by Sept. 1 and said it was seizing a dacha compound and warehouse used by U.S. diplomats in retaliation for new U.S. sanctions against Moscow.
Indonesia ombudsman finds rights violations in execution of Nigerian
JAKARTA (Reuters) – The office of Indonesia’s ombudsman has unearthed evidence of rights violations in the execution of a Nigerian drug convict last year, an official said on Friday.
Germany said concerned by China’s unwillingness to discuss Nobel laureate’s widow
BEIJING (Reuters) – Germany is deeply concerned about China’s apparent unwillingness to discuss removing restrictions against the widow of Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo, an embassy source said on Friday, two weeks after the activist died of cance…
Saudi coalition downs Yemen rebel missile near Mecca
RIYADH (Reuters) – A ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels toward the Muslim holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia was shot down late on Thursday, said the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen.
Commuter train crash in Barcelona station injures at least 54
MADRID (Reuters) – A commuter train crashed into a buffer in Barcelona’s Francia terminus on Friday morning, injuring at least 54 people, one of them seriously, emergency services said on Friday.
Pakistan faces political turmoil as PM Sharif ousted in wealth probe
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s Supreme Court disqualified Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from office on Friday over undeclared assets, plunging the nuclear-armed South Asian nation into political turmoil after a period of relative stability.
Israel bans men under 50 from disputed Jerusalem holy site on Friday
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel sent extra police into Jerusalem on Friday and said men under the age of 50 would be banned from the Old City’s Al-Aqsa mosque for the day in anticipation of more mass protests.
Charlie Gard, ‘beautiful little boy’ at heart of dispute, dies
LONDON (Reuters) – Charlie Gard, a British baby who became the subject of a bitter dispute between his parents and doctors over whether he should be taken to the United States for experimental treatment, has died, local media said on Friday.
