Well-preserved wreck of WWI German submarine found off Belgian coast
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The well-preserved wreck of a World War One German submarine, possibly still containing the bodies of 23 crew members, has been found off the Belgian coast, Belgian broadcaster VRT said on Tuesday.
Rescued migrants say lucky to dodge Libyan coastal clampdown
ABOARD AQUARIUS RESCUE SHIP (Reuters) – Migrants rescued in the Mediterranean last week said they had been lucky to dodge increased sea and police patrols along the Western coast of Libya that have dramatically reduced arrivals in Italy since July.
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi condemns abuses in Rakhine but rights groups skeptical
NAYPYITAW (Reuters) – Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi condemned on Tuesday human rights violations in Rakhine state and said violators would be brought to book, but she did not address U.N. accusations of a campaign of ethnic cleansing against Rohingya…
South Africa’s court to hear state’s appeal against Pistorius in November
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) will hear the state’s appeal against the six-year murder sentence handed to Paralympic gold medallist Oscar Pistorius on Nov. 3, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said on Tues…
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi condemns rights abuse, decries suffering in Rakhine
NAYPYITAW (Reuters) – Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi condemned on Tuesday any human rights violations in troubled Rakhine State and said anyone responsible would face the law, and that she felt deeply for the suffering of everyone caught up in the con…
Insurgents attack Syrian-government areas near Hama: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Insurgent groups launched a big attack on Syrian government-held areas north of the city of Hama on Tuesday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and a media outlet run by the Lebanese group Hezbollah reported.
China’s highest-profile fugitive assailed by businessman who says he was framed for crimes
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s highest profile fugitive, exiled billionaire Guo Wengui, is under attack from a former business partner who claims Guo got him framed for crimes he says he did not commit.
Hong Kong leader demands end of independence talk, warns ties with Beijing at risk
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s leader urged an immediate end to independence debates in the Chinese-ruled global financial hub on Tuesday, warning that the issue was harming the city’s relationship with Beijing’s Communist Party leaders.
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi condemns all rights violations in Rakhine State
NAYPYITAW (Reuters) – Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi condemned all human rights violations on Tuesday and said anyone responsible for abuses in troubled Rakhine State would face the law, and she felt deeply for the suffering of everyone caught up in c…
U.N. peacekeepers pressed to do more with less as further cuts loom
JOHANNESBURG/NAIROBI (Reuters) – On June 29, Maman Sidikou, head of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Congo, received a cable from headquarters in New York in which his bosses laid out in no uncertain terms that the world’s largest peacekeeping mission …
