Nazi-obsessed Briton found guilty of murdering lawmaker Jo Cox
LONDON (Reuters) – A Briton obsessed with Nazi Germany and far-right politics was found guilty on Wednesday of murdering British lawmaker Jo Cox a week before Britain’s highly charged referendum on whether to leave the European Union.
Tunisian lawyers strike as tension over austerity budget mounts
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian lawyers went on their second strike in a month on Wednesday to protest against new taxes and tighter fiscal controls in the government’s proposed budget for next year.
Philippine police chief fights back tears on TV, pledges loyalty to Duterte
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines’ police chief broke down before a Senate inquiry on Wednesday and vowed to stand by President Rodrigo Duterte and his deadly war on drugs, after a narcotics kingpin testified to entrenched police involvement in the il…
Tunisia confirms U.S. drones over Libyan border, monitor Islamic State
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi has said U.S. surveillance drones are flying over the Tunisian-Libyan border to ward of attacks by Islamic State, after lawmakers called on his government to clarify U.S. reports on such a mission….
Under fire, ICC prosecutor says to uphold fight against atrocities
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – The International Criminal Court’s prosecutor said her investigations into alleged war crimes would not be impacted by the plans of three African countries to withdraw from the court and she would keep going after the perpetrators…
Malaysia debates pulling out of soccer cup over Myanmar’s Rohingya crackdown
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia is considering pulling out of a soccer tournament co-hosted by Myanmar in protest at its crackdown on ethnic Rohingya Muslims, a senior Malaysian official said on Wednesday, risking a possible global ban by the sport’s…
French parliament dismisses impeachment call against Hollande
PARIS (Reuters) – President Francois Hollande will not face an impeachment process over comments he made to two journalists that revealed French secret services had conducted four targeted killings on his orders, a parliamentary committee ruled on Wedn…
South Korea, Japan agree intelligence-sharing on North Korea threat
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea and Japan signed a military intelligence pact on Wednesday to share sensitive information on the threat posed by North Korea’s missile and nuclear activities, the South’s defense ministry said.
Jailing of Khmer Rouge leaders ‘sends message to North Korea’: U.N. envoy
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – A Cambodian Supreme Court chamber on Wednesday upheld a life sentence for two top cadres of the 1970s Khmer Rouge found guilty of crimes against humanity, a decision a U.N. envoy said sent a message to leaders in North Korea and …
U.S., Russia request Czechs extradite arrested Russian hacker
PRAGUE (Reuters) – The United States and Russia have requested the extradition of a Russian man arrested in the Czech Republic and indicted in the United States for hacking computers belonging to LinkedIn, Dropbox and Formspring, the Czech news agency …
