Chinese man jailed for 23 years freed after verdict overturned
BEIJING (Reuters) – A Chinese man walked free on Monday having spent the last 23 years in jail after a court overturned a murder and arson conviction, state media said, the latest wrongful verdict to be overturned in the country.
War crimes should not be part of any Syria amnesty: U.N. rights boss
GENEVA (Reuters) – Starvation of Syrian civilians is a potential war crime and crime against humanity that should be prosecuted and not covered by any amnesty linked to ending the conflict, the top United Nations human rights official said on Monday.
China says U.S. seeks ‘hegemony’ after South China Sea sailing
BEIJING (Reuters) – China accused the United States on Monday of seeking maritime hegemony in the name of freedom of navigation after a U.S. Navy destroyer sailed within 12 nautical miles of a disputed island in the South China Sea.
Death toll up to 70 from Islamic State Damascus attack: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The death toll from a suicide attack in Damascus on Sunday that was claimed by the Islamic State militant group has risen to more than 70, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
Chinese airline passengers start transiting Taiwan
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Chinese passengers will be able to transit Taiwan and fly to a third destination starting Monday, signalling a step toward greater transportation links between the two political rivals.
OAS joins efforts to rescue Haiti election process as clock ticks
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – A special mission sent by the Organization of American States met Haiti’s President Michel Martelly on Sunday as part of intensifying efforts to resolve an electoral crisis that threatens stability in the Caribbean nation.
China’s Xinjiang wants more mingling of ethnic groups
BEIJING (Reuters) – The different ethnic groups who live in China’s violence-prone far western region of Xinjiang should make friends with each other to improve trust between them, the Chinese government’s top official there was quoted as saying on Mon…
Syria opposition considers U.N. offer after ‘positive’ talks
GENEVA (Reuters) – Syria’s main opposition group is considering a proposal by U.N. special envoy Staffan de Mistura that could pave the way to the delegation pressing ahead with talks after holding their first meeting with him on Sunday, a Western dipl…
‘No deal yet’ on Britain’s EU renegotiation, leaders say
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron and European Council President Donald Tusk failed on Sunday to reach a deal on Britain’s EU renegotiation after talks in London, but agreed to another 24 hours of “crucial” discussions.
Africans to press Burundi to accept peacekeepers: diplomats
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – The African Union will send a mission to troubled Burundi to press the government to accept a peacekeeping force after the president rejected such a move, a senior AU official said after a summit on Sunday.
