Hong Kong bookseller denies kidnapped by China, says to renounce UK citizenship
HONG KONG (Reuters) – A Hong Kong bookseller and British passport holder who disappeared last year said he had not been kidnapped by Chinese authorities, as many suspect, but had sneaked into China illegally and that he would renounce his British citiz…
Cambodians admit to raping French tourists in Thailand: foreign ministry
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Five Cambodian fisherman have confessed to raping and assaulting French tourists on an isolated Thai beach, Cambodia’s foreign ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.
Basque militant separatist released from Spanish jail
LOGRONO, Spain (Reuters) – The former leader of the banned Basque separatist party Batasuna left prison on Tuesday after serving a six-and-a-half year sentence for trying to reform the illegal party, the political wing of armed militants ETA.
Bomb kills at least five Somali soldiers outside Mogadishu
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – A roadside bomb set by the Somali Islamist group al Shabaab killed at least five soldiers and injured eight others on Tuesday outside the Somali capital Mogadishu, security forces and a spokesman for the militants said.
Mexico says 11 pregnant women infected with Zika
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico has confirmed 11 pregnant women are infected with the Zika virus, out of a total of 121 cases, the government said on Monday.
Syrian opposition says government wrecking truce deal
BEIRUT/GENEVA (Reuters) – A senior official from Syria’s main opposition group said on Monday that a fragile international attempt to halt nearly five years of fighting was in danger of collapse because of attacks by government forces.
From Brussels-bashing to Brexit, ambivalent Boris bets against EU
LONDON (Reuters) – It may not seem surprising that Boris Johnson, who first made his name by lampooning European regulations on everything from condoms to cucumbers, is now campaigning for Britain to leave the European Union.
Exclusive: Major powers team up to tell China of concerns over new laws
BEIJING (Reuters) – The United States, Canada, Germany, Japan and the European Union have written to China to express concern over three new or planned laws, including one on counterterrorism, in a rare joint bid to pressure Beijing into taking their o…
North Korea says U.S. student confessed to theft of item with propaganda slogan
SEOUL (Reuters) – A U.S. student held in North Korea since early January was detained for trying to steal an item bearing a propaganda slogan from his Pyongyang hotel and has confessed to “severe crimes” against the state, the North’s official media sa…
Tunisian forces kill four militants in clashes: ministry
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian security forces killed four Islamist militants in clashes near the border with Algeria late on Monday, officials said.
