Italy links people trafficking to militants in detention of Syrian
MILAN (Reuters) – Italy’s tax police said they had found a clear link between people trafficking and militants after detaining a Syrian man who entered Italy on a migrant boat who they allege to be a member of the al-Nusra group.
Greek PM Tsipras reshapes cabinet in bid to speed up reform
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras promised “brighter days” on Saturday after a cabinet reshuffle aimed at speeding up reforms Athens has agreed to implement under its latest international bailout deal and to shore up his government…
Amid South China Sea tension, defense exporters flock to Indonesia
JAKARTA (Reuters) – From rescue helicopters to air surveillance equipment, defense manufacturers jostled in Jakarta this week to claim one of the region’s biggest prizes: a slice of Indonesia’s shopping list as the country updates its aging air and sea…
Two children killed in bomb blast in southeast Turkey: governor’s office
ANKARA (Reuters) – Two children were killed when a bomb planted by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) exploded in the southeastern Turkish province of Sirnak on Saturday, the local governor’s office said.
Burkina Faso to withdraw Darfur peacekeepers by July
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – Burkina Faso has notified the United Nations that it will withdraw soldiers deployed as peacekeepers in Sudan’s troubled Darfur region by July next year, the foreign minister said late on Friday.
One abducted Chibok schoolgirl found by Nigerian army
LAGOS (Reuters) – One of more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by Islamist militant group Boko Haram from their school in north-east Nigeria’s Chibok in 2014 has been found by soldiers, a Nigerian army spokesman said on Saturday.
Advocates of Hong Kong independence not qualified for office: People’s Daily
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – People who advocate Hong Kong independence are in violation of the territory’s laws and China’s constitution, and are not qualified to stand for public office, the ruling Chinese Communist Party’s top newspaper said on Saturday.
Turkey detains nine more officials of pro-Kurdish party: HDP official
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish authorities detained nine officials from the country’s main pro-Kurdish opposition party on Saturday, a party official said, a day after the party’s leaders were formally arrested.
Malaysia’s ‘Red Shirts’ protest against media group over funding claims
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Several hundred pro-government demonstrators protested outside the office of a media group on Saturday, calling for it to be shut down after reports that it received funds from an organization linked to business tycoon George S…
Myanmar’s plan to arm, train non-Muslims ‘recipe for disaster’: jurist group
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar’s plans to arm and train non-Muslim residents in the troubled north of Rakhine State is likely to “aggravate an already dire human rights situation”, the International Commission of Jurists, a human rights watchdog, has said….
