China rails against U.S. for human rights violations
BEIJING (Reuters) – China lashed out at the United States for its “terrible human rights problems” in a report on Thursday, adding to recent international criticism of Washington on issues ranging from violence inflicted on minorities to U.S. immigrati…
Two Malaysians leave North Korea, talks on to lift travel ban
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – North Korea guaranteed the safety of Malaysians banned from leaving the country, Malaysia’s prime minister said on Thursday, as two Malaysian U.N. employees left the isolated state in a possible sign that diplomatic tensions ha…
Poland determined to delay decision on EU’s Tusk
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s government said it will do everything possible to postpone an expected decision by European Union leaders to reappoint Polish former prime minister Donald Tusk on Thursday as chairman of their summits.
Scotland could hold independence vote in ‘autumn 2018’: Sturgeon
EDINBURGH (Reuters) – Scotland could hold an independence referendum in autumn 2018, just months before the United Kingdom is due to leave the European Union, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon told the BBC.
China says more than 20,000 from Myanmar seek refuge across border
BEIJING (Reuters) – More than 20,000 people from Myanmar have flooded into border camps in neighboring China, seeking refuge from bitter fighting between ethnic groups and security forces in the country’s north, China said on Thursday.
Air strikes southeast of Syria’s Raqqa kill 23 people: Observatory
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Air strikes killed 23 civilians, including eight children, on Thursday in countryside around the northern Syrian city of Raqqa, the Islamic State’s base in Syria, a war monitoring group said.
Turkey extends post-coup probes, raids defense contractor ASELSAN – Anadolu
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish authorities on Thursday ordered the detention of 84 people, including employees of Turkey’s defense contractor ASELSAN, in an investigation into the network of the U.S.-based cleric blamed for a failed coup, the state-run Ana…
Death toll from Kabul hospital attack rises to 49
KABUL (Reuters) – The death toll from an attack on a military hospital in Kabul by gunmen dressed as medics has risen to 49 with dozens wounded, a senior health official said on Thursday.
China lawmaker expects debate over new civil code to intensify
BEIJING (Reuters) – Public debate over an overhaul of China’s civil law will grow over the next three years as lawmakers begin to write specific provisions that affect the lives of citizens in the world’s most populous nation, a top lawmaker said on Th…
So many cruise ships, so little space: Sydney Harbour wears out its welcome
SYDNEY (Reuters) – A parking nightmare in Sydney harbor left the giant cruise liner Radiance of the Seas unable to dock because the single berth big enough to take her was already occupied.
