China attacks U.S. human rights record in annual report
BEIJING (Reuters) – China accused the United States on Friday of being “haunted by spreading guns” and racial discrimination, in its annual tit-for-tat rebuttal to U.S. criticism of China’s human rights record.
Thailand halts launch of rights report alleging Vietnam abuses
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai police forced a rights group to cancel the launch of a report alleging Vietnam’s persecution of an ethnic minority on Friday, saying it could harm relations between the Southeast Asian neighbors.
Islamic State attack in northeast Syria reported to displace 60,000: U.N.
BEIRUT (Reuters) – An Islamic State attack on the northeastern Syrian city of Hasaka is reported to have displaced 60,000 people, the United Nations office in Syria said on Friday, warning that up to 200,000 people may eventually try to flee.
China warns Glastonbury organizers after Dalai Lama’s invite
BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Friday warned organizers of the Glastonbury Festival
Anthropologist reveals FGM practised in western, southern Iran
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When anthropologist Kameel Ahmady began investigating female genital mutilation in his native Iran he had no idea his own mother and sister had been cut – a reflection of just how shrouded in secrecy the practice is.
South African probe blames Lonmin, police, unions for ‘Marikana massacre’: report
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – An inquiry into South Africa’s worst police killing since the end of apartheid blamed a mining company, police and unions for the “horrendous tragedy”, President Jacob Zuma said on Thursday.
South Korean man who was China’s only MERS case recovers
SEOUL (Reuters) – A South Korean man who became China’s only case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) has fully recovered and is being released from a Chinese hospital on Friday, the South Korean health ministry said.
Macau junket operator accused of laundering HK$1.8 billion
HONG KONG (Reuters) – A storied Macau junket operator, who has been the focus of a lengthy police investigation, has been accused of laundering HK$1.8 billion ($232 million) through bank accounts in Hong Kong, according to court documents released this…
Former top Tibet security official probed for graft
BEIJING (Reuters) – A former top Chinese security official in Tibet is being investigated for suspected corruption, the ruling Communist Party’s anti-graft watchdog said on Friday, in a rare example of corruption-busters going into the restive and remo…
Cameron pitches new EU deal at summit overshadowed by Greece
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron told European Union leaders on Thursday he needed a new deal to keep Britain as a member, opening a struggle over the bloc’s future at a summit preoccupied with keeping Greece from crashing out.
