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 …
Samsung Group, pension fund offices raided in growing South Korea scandal
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean prosecutors raided the offices of Samsung Group on Wednesday, a prosecution official said, after media reports of alleged links with a confidante of President Park Geun-hye who has been indicted in an influence-peddling s…
Merkel: Germany must boost defense spending, unlikely to meet NATO goal soon
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany must increase defense spending towards 2 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday, but downplayed expectations it would meet this target in the near future.
