UK charities cease funding Cage, group linked to ‘Jihadi John’
LONDON (Reuters) – Two high-profile British charities have stopped funding Cage, a Muslim campaign group that has drawn criticism over statements about the Islamic State militant known as “Jihadi John”, the regulator of British charities has announced….
China pollution film disappears from local video sites
BEIJING (Reuters) – A popular documentary on China’s struggles with pollution was inaccessible on the country’s video sharing websites on Saturday, sparking concern from Chinese Internet users that it had been censored within a week of its launch.
Egypt carries out first execution of Mursi supporter
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt executed an Islamist on Saturday for a murder committed during riots in mid-2013, the first death sentence carried out against a supporter of the banned Muslim Brotherhood under President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
U.S. missionary kidnapped in Nigeria freed, church says
SEATTLE (Reuters) – An American missionary who was kidnapped in central Nigeria in February was safely released to authorities and church leaders on Friday, her Free Methodist Church said in a statement.
Philippine army kills 14 rebels, offensive to push into next week
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine soldiers killed 14 Muslim guerrillas in an overnight battle to capture a rebel position in the south, an army spokesman said on Saturday, as the number of displaced from the military offensive rose to 80,000.
Top Brazilian politicians investigated in Petrobras scandal
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s Supreme Court will investigate the speakers of both houses of Congress and 32 other sitting politicians in connection with a multibillion-dollar kickback scheme at state-controlled oil company Petrobras.
China detains feminist activists ahead of Women’s Day
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has detained at least two feminist activists, a lawyer said, as the country escalates a crackdown on dissent ahead of planned rallies this weekend to mark International Women’s Day.
China border province says did not host Myanmar rebel leader
BEIJING (Reuters) – The government of the Chinese border province of Yunnan has not played host to an ethnic Chinese Myanmar rebel leader and does not support him in fighting Myanmar’s government, the province’s top official said on Saturday.
China could struggle to meet 2020 nuclear targets: executive
BEIJING (Reuters) – China could struggle to meet its 2020 nuclear energy targets with the industry still waiting on a cautious government to speed up the approval process, a senior industry executive said on Saturday.
Four workers at Mexico Goldcorp mine missing, may be kidnapped: prosecutor
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Four workers at a Mexico mine owned by Goldcorp Inc. have gone missing and were possibly kidnapped, the state attorney general’s office said in a statement on Friday.
