Bodies of five migrants found off Spain’s southern coast
MADRID (Reuters) – Five migrants have been found dead off the southern Spanish coast this weekend, a Spanish police spokeswoman said on Sunday, after another at least eight were discovered off the coast of Libya on Saturday.
China appoints new Tibet governor: Xinhua
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has appointed a new governor of Tibet, one of the country’s most politically sensitive regions, state news agency Xinhua reported on Sunday.
Lufthansa says no evidence of bomb on board Eurowings plane landed in Kuwait
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – There was no evidence that a bomb was on board a plane operated by Lufthansa’s budget unit Eurowings bound for Cologne on Sunday, a company spokesman said in Germany, in reply to an enquiry.
Three men taken for questioning after Brussels anti-terror raid released
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Three men detained for questioning late on Saturday after an anti-terror raid in the Brussels district of Molenbeek were released without charges, Belgian prosecutors said on Sunday.
Northern Ireland elections would not delay Brexit timetable: British minister
LONDON (Reuters) – Likely snap elections in Northern Ireland will not delay the British government’s timetable for withdrawal from the European Union, Britain’s Northern Ireland minister James Brokenshire said on Sunday.
Russia’s Chechnya chief says over 50 suspected militants detained
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Ramzan Kadyrov, the hardline pro-Moscow head of Russia’s Northern Caucasus Republic of Chechnya, said on Sunday that more than 50 suspected militants were detained in the biggest sting operation of recent years.
On sensitive U.S. stopover, Taiwan leader connects to Twitter
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, carving a careful diplomatic path on her stopovers in the United States, visited the headquarters of micro-messaging service Twitter Inc on Saturday and reactivated an old account.
South Korea prosecutor weighs economic impact of arrest of Samsung chief
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s special prosecutor said on Sunday it will take into account the economic impact of whether to arrest Samsung Group [SAGR.UL] leader Jay Y. Lee in connection with an influence-peddling investigation involving the presiden…
Bahrain executes three Shi’ites convicted of killing policemen
RIYADH (Reuters) – Bahraini authorities on Sunday executed three Shi’ite Muslim men convicted of killing an Emirati police officer and two Bahraini policemen in a 2014 bomb attack, in a move likely to stoke protests in the restive Gulf island kingdom.
China’s top judge warns courts on judicial independence
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s courts must firmly resist the western idea of judicial independence and other ideologies which threaten the leadership of the ruling Communist Party, the country’s top judge was reported as saying by state-run Chinese News S…
