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 …
Turkey criticizes Merkel, says Germany can’t dictate EU policy
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s EU minister said on Thursday that German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s comments about halting the expansion of a customs union between Ankara and the European Union harmed the credibility of the bloc.
Britain ‘confident’ of new phase in Brexit talks by October
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Thursday it was “confident” talks with the European Union would move towards discussing their future relationship by October, in contrast to warnings from the top EU negotiator that the target is receding.
What will Kim do next? Sixth nuclear test seen critical for North Korea
SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Korea says it has developed intercontinental missiles capable of targeting any place in the United States.
Indians more amused than outraged by Chinese ‘7 Sins’ video
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indians have been more amused than outraged by an agitprop video released by a Chinese state news agency that accuses India of perpetrating “Seven Sins” in a two-month-old frontier standoff and resorts to a racial stereotype to ma…
Hostage-taking at Dutch radio station ends peacefully
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A man held a woman hostage at a radio station in the Netherlands for a little more than an hour on Thursday before he released her and was arrested, Dutch police said.
Suspected Thai militants turn stolen cars into bombs: police
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Suspected militants raided a car dealership in southern Thailand and turned two of the cars into bombs, police said on Thursday, adding that a “new generation” of Muslim separatists was operating in the insurgency-plagued region.
