IAEA urges India to take further action for nuclear regulation
VIENNA (Reuters) – The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) urged India on Friday to further tighten its nuclear safety regulations by assuring the legal independence of its atomic watchdog and allowing more outside inspections.
South Korea demands release of two men accused by North Korea of espionage
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea demanded the immediate release on Friday of two of its citizens being held in North Korea on accusations spying.
Italy court prepares verdict in Knox appeal over Kercher murder
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s highest court is expected to rule on Friday on whether to uphold the conviction of American Amanda Knox and her Italian ex-boyfriend for the murder of British student Meredith Kercher.The brutal killing and tangle of trials tha…
Power restored at Schiphol airport after major regional outage
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Power had been restored at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport after a major outage hit the Dutch capital and surroundings on Friday morning, an airport spokeswoman said.
Uzbek leader set to win new term, problems pile up
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Uzbekistan’s authoritarian leader Islam Karimov is certain to extend his 26-year rule in a presidential election on Sunday, a result that is likely to prolong the problems facing the Central Asian country.
Indonesia prepares to transfer Philippines drug convict for execution
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia is preparing to move a Filipina death row inmate for execution after she lost her appeal in the Supreme Court earlier this week, the attorney general’s spokesman said on Friday.
Australia warns of possible attacks in Kenyan capital
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Militants may be planning attacks against crowded places in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, the Australian government said in a travel alert on Friday, without naming any group it suspected might opt for violence.
Germanwings co-pilot had serious depressive episode: Bild newspaper
BERLIN (Reuters) – The pilot who appears to have deliberately crashed a plane carrying 149 others into the French Alps received psychiatric treatment for a “serious depressive episode” six years ago, German tabloid Bild reported on Friday.
Turkey passes tough new security law, raising fears of election crackdowns
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s parliament overwhelmingly passed a security law on Friday to broaden police powers and allow the use of firearms against demonstrators, deepening fears of crackdowns on dissent ahead of parliamentary elections.
Manila’s Aquino urges Congress to push ahead with Muslim autonomous region
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Benigno Aquino on Friday urged lawmakers to resume debating a proposed law on an autonomous territory in the Muslim south, in a bid to end a 45-year conflict that has killed 120,000 people.
