Germany’s anti-immigration AfD party gaining allegiance
BERLIN (Reuters) – The three-year-old anti-immigration Alternative for Germany party has established a solid base among those Germans who demonstrate a political allegiance, a study showed on Wednesday.
Zimbabwe police use teargas, water cannon to disperse opposition march
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwean police used teargas, water cannon and batons on Wednesday to disperse opposition youths who were demonstrating in the capital against alleged brutality by security agents.
In a Powerpoint, Philippine police detail body count in drug war
MANILA/BANGKOK (Reuters) – A Philippine police report on an anti-drugs campaign that has killed 1,900 people in seven weeks shows an openness and even pride in an escalating body count that has horrified rights activists and unsettled allies such as th…
World’s longest airship crashes in England on test flight: media reports
LONDON (Reuters) – The world’s longest aircraft, the Airlander 10 airship, has crashed during a test flight in Bedfordshire in central England, the Press Association reported on Wednesday.
Thai junta rules out link between latest bombs and tourist-town attacks
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s military government said on Wednesday there was no connection between two bombings overnight that killed one person in the southern town of Pattani and a wave of deadly attacks on tourist spots this month.
Philippines says sea dispute not led to shift in ties with China or U.S.
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines’ territorial dispute with China over the South China Sea has not caused Manila to rebalance diplomatic ties with either its ally, the United States, or neighboring China, Foreign Minister Perfecto Yasay said on Wednes…
Bangladesh police arrest militant suspected of killing publisher
DHAKA (Reuters) – Police in Bangladesh have arrested the main suspect in the killing of a publisher who was hacked to death by Islamist militants last October, the head of the police counter-terrorism unit in Dhaka said on Wednesday.
U.N. warns of migrant crisis challenges, urges Europe to support Greece
ATHENS (Reuters) – Serious challenges lie ahead in dealing with Europe’s migrant crisis, the United Nations’ refugee chief said on Wednesday as he urged the European Union to help its frontline member-country Greece manage the flows of people.
Ukraine’s Poroshenko strikes martial tone on independence day
KIEV (Reuters) – Troubled Ukraine put on a show of its military strength on independence day on Wednesday and President Petro Poroshenko said the country had to rely on its own might rather than international guarantees.
China denies restricting activities of U.N. rights envoy
BEIJING (Reuters) – China denied on Wednesday that the government had restricted the activities of a visiting United Nations-appointed human rights envoy.
