U.N. chief says access not a must for Sri Lanka war crimes probe
NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The United Nations can conduct an effective investigation into reports of war crimes in Sri Lanka without visiting the country, said U.N. Human Rights Chief Navi Pillay, reacting to a government decision to deny…
China says over 150 ‘economic fugitives’ at large in the U.S
BEIJING (Reuters) – More than 150 economic fugitives, many of whom are corrupt officials or suspected of graft in China, are at large in the United States, Chinese state media said on Monday, citing a senior official from the public security ministry.
Kosovo police arrest 40 for fighting in Iraq, Syria
PRISTINA (Reuters) – Kosovo police arrested 40 men on Monday on suspicion of having fought with Islamist insurgents in Syria and Iraq, a crackdown aimed at deterring recruitment of volunteer fighters, authorities in the small Balkan state said.
Former Thai PM returns home as legal threat lingers
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has returned home from a trip overseas, putting an end to speculation she would stay away from Thailand as prosecutors decide whether to indict her for mismanaging a state rice-buying s…
Human Rights Watch says Egypt gagging dissent as chiefs denied entry
CAIRO (Reuters) – Human Rights Watch accused Egypt’s government of trying to silence all criticism, after two of its top staff were held at Cairo airport for 12 hours and then denied entry to the country for “security reasons,” the group said on Monday…
China rebuffs U.S. efforts on South China Sea tensions
NAYPYITAW (Reuters) – China appeared to rebuff pressure from the United States to rein in its assertive actions in the South China Sea on Sunday as Southeast Asian nations declined to overtly back Washington’s proposal for a freeze on provocative acts….
U.S. weighs options to evacuate desperate Yazidis from Iraqi mountain
WASHINGTON/EDGARTOWN Mass. (Reuters) – The United States is exploring options to evacuate thousands of Iraqi civilians trapped on a barren mountain in northern Iraq by Islamic militants, after four nights of humanitarian relief airdrops, U.S. officials…
China’s military tells soldiers not to spread rumors
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s military instructed its soldiers on Monday not to believe in or spread rumors and to oppose “political liberalism”, following the fall of a former senior officer who has been accused of corruption.
China detains man in Xinjiang for rumors about deadly attack
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has detained a man in its unruly western Xinjiang region for spreading what it said were Internet rumors about an attack in July in which nearly 100 people were killed, state media said on Monday.
Israel, Palestinians launch new three-day truce
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel and the Palestinians held their fire early on Monday at the start of a new 72-hour ceasefire proposed by Egypt that took effect at 2100 GMT.
