China increasingly producing ‘tools of torture’ for export: Amnesty
BEIJING (Reuters) – Dozens of Chinese firms are producing and exporting “tools of torture”, from electric stun guns to metal spiked batons, to countries with bad human rights records, rights group Amnesty International said on Tuesday.
North Korea seizes Chinese fishing boat, demands fine: media
BEIJING (Reuters) – North Korea detained a Chinese fishing boat and demanded a fine for its release, Chinese media reported on Tuesday, apparently the first such move in more than a year, risking further straining ties between North Korea and its only …
Landslides and floods kill 22 in India’s northeast
GUWAHATI India (Reuters) – At least 22 people have died in flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rains in remote northeastern India, officials said on Tuesday, in the second flood tragedy to hit the subcontinent this month.
Islamic State posts video apparently of UK hostage criticizing war buildup
DUBAI (Reuters) – Islamic State militants fighting in Iraq and Syria released a video on Tuesday that appears to show British journalist John Cantlie criticizing preparations for U.S-led attacks on the militant group, the SITE monitoring service report…
Sultan seen setting risky precedent in Malaysia opposition crisis
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – The end of a long-running political crisis for Malaysia’s opposition has opened up new wounds after a royal sultan took the unprecedented step of choosing a candidate who was not proposed by the majority alliance in the nation’…
Ebola could strike 20,000 in six weeks, ‘rumble on for years’: study
GENEVA (Reuters) – The Ebola outbreak in West Africa could infect 20,000 people as soon as early November unless rigorous infection control measures are implemented, and might “rumble on” for years in a holding pattern, researchers said on Tuesday.
India’s Modi to get rock star reception in New York
NEW YORK (Reuters) – It is a rock ‘n’ roller’s dream to “sell out The Garden,” but for a foreign politician to pack New York City’s most famous sports and entertainment arena is another thing entirely.
French national taken in Algeria, group claims kidnapping
PARIS/ALGIERS (Reuters) – A French national was kidnapped in eastern Algeria on Sunday, France’s foreign ministry said, and his kidnappers issued a video threatening to kill him if Paris did not halt its intervention in Iraq.
Turkey struggles with spillover as Syrian Kurds battle Islamic State
MURSITPINAR Turkey (Reuters) – Syrian Kurds battled to defend a key border town from an Islamic State advance on Monday as Kurdish youths from neighboring Turkey rushed to their aid, heightening the pressure on Ankara to act against the Islamist insurg…
Arab role may be key to U.S. strikes in Syria: U.S. officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama wants some Arab participation in air strikes against the Islamic State in order to expand the campaign to Syria, reflecting U.S. concerns that any long-term campaign must count on regional involvement, U.S….
