After outcry, Philippines’ Duterte says does not condone journalist killings
MANILA (Reuters) – Denounced by journalists’ groups for a comment that news people were “not exempted from assassination”, Philippine President-elect Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday changed his stance, vowing to protect them and pursue their killers.
Denmark strips man of citizenship after terrorism conviction
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark’s Supreme Court on Wednesday stripped the citizenship from a Danish-Moroccan bookseller jailed for inciting terrorism, upholding the verdict of a lower court and potentially paving the way for his deportation to Morocco.
Suspected human trafficking kingpin extradited from Sudan to Italy
PALERMO, Italy (Reuters) – An Eritrean man suspected of running a huge human trafficking network that sent thousands of migrants to Europe, leaving many to die on the way, was extradited from Sudan to Italy overnight, officials said.
Exclusive: North Korea restarts plutonium production for nuclear bombs – U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Korea has restarted production of plutonium fuel, a senior U.S. State Department official said on Tuesday, showing that it plans to pursue its nuclear weapons program in defiance of international sanctions.
Eritrean leaders should be tried for crimes against humanity: U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) – U.N. rights investigators accused Eritrean leaders of crimes against humanity including torture, rape and murder on Wednesday and called on the Security Council to impose sanctions and refer the case to the International Criminal Cou…
Islamic State withdraws from northwest Syria frontlines
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamic State fighters withdrew from frontlines with Syrian rebel forces north of Aleppo on Wednesday as they mounted a counter attack against the jihadist group near the Turkish border, an opposition source and monitoring group said…
U.S. says China fighter made ‘unsafe’ intercept of spy plane
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – A Chinese fighter jet carried out an “unsafe” intercept of a U.S. spy plane on routine patrol on Tuesday in international airspace over the East China Sea, the U.S. Pacific Command said, as China again demanded an end to …
False bomb threat forces EgyptAir flight to make emergency landing in Uzbekistan: sources
CAIRO (Reuters) – An EgyptAir flight to China was forced to make an emergency landing in Uzbekistan on Wednesday after the airline received a call claiming that there was a bomb on board, two Egyptian aviation officials said.
China says the Philippines is ignoring a maritime talks proposal
BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Wednesday the Philippines has ignored a proposal for a regular talks mechanism over maritime issues, as it repeated that its door was always open to bilateral talks with Manila on the South China Sea.
Migrants linked to 69,000 would-be or actual crimes in Germany in first three months of 2016: police
BERLIN (Reuters) – Migrants in Germany committed or tried to commit some 69,000 crimes in the first quarter of 2016, according to a police report that could raise unease, especially among anti-immigrant groups, about Chancellor Angela Merkel’s liberal …
