Hong Kong journalist association says press freedom deteriorating
HONG KONG (Reuters) – The Hong Kong Journalists’ Association says press freedom has deteriorated in the special administrative region of China and it has become more dangerous for journalists to do their jobs.
France jails ETA suspects pending trial
BORDEAUX, France (Reuters) – Two senior members of the Basque militant separatist group ETA have been placed under investigation following their arrest in southwestern France, judicial and police sources said on Sunday.
China says top judge under investigation for corruption
BEIJING (Reuters) – A judge on China’s highest court has come under investigation for corruption, becoming one of the most senior judicial officials to be swept up by the country’s anti-graft dragnet.
Blast in Aleppo does major damage to citadel wall
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A section of the wall of the ancient citadel in Aleppo was destroyed by an explosion in a tunnel under the city, state media and activists reported on Sunday.
Saudi-led air strikes kill at least 10 people in Yemen
SANAA (Reuters) – At least 10 people were killed in air strikes overnight in Yemen, relatives and medical sources said, as a Saudi-led coalition continued bombing the capital on Sunday in violation of a temporary humanitarian truce.
Gunmen captured, killed by Burundi army in clashes in north: governor
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – Burundi’s army has captured scores of gunmen and killed others in two days of clashes in the north, a regional governor said on Sunday, the latest flare-up of violence in a nation that emerged from civil war in 2005.
Israel frees Palestinian hunger striker from jail
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Israel on Sunday released an Islamic Jihad leader, Khader Adnan, from jail following a deal last month in which he agreed to end a 56-day hunger strike, Islamic Jihad sources in the West Bank said.
More than 150 Poles hospitalized after taking drug: police
WARSAW (Reuters) – More than 150 people have been hospitalized after taking a drug called “strongman” in southern Poland, police said on Sunday.
Kurdish militants to attack dam sites, saying Turkey violated ceasefire
ANKARA (Reuters) – Kurdish militants will attack Turkey’s dam construction sites in the mainly Kurdish southeast, the group said in a statement late on Saturday, another blow to a fragile peace process meant to end a three-decade insurgency.
Tanzania’s ruling party picks works minister for presidential race
DODOMA (Reuters) – Tanzania’s ruling party on Sunday named Works Minister John Magufuli as its candidate for this year’s presidential race, a move that means he will most likely become the next president of the east African nation.
