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 …
Japan’s Abe to pledge something for all generations in snap election: source
TOKYO (Reuters) – Pledges to spend on education and child care, stay tough on North Korea and revise the pacifist constitution are likely to be pillars of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s campaign in a snap election next month, government sources s…
In first speech at U.N., Trump to single out North Korea, Iran
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will urge United Nations member states on Tuesday to turn up the pressure on North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons, using his maiden speech to the world body to address what he considers the t…
Panama authorizes extradition of former Mexican governor on corruption charges
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Panama has agreed to extradite a former state governor from Mexico’s ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) who is wanted in his homeland on corruption charges, the two countries said on Monday.
