China charges prominent Uighur professor with separatism
BEIJING (Reuters) – Authorities in China’s restive far western region of Xinjiang have charged a prominent ethnic Uighur professor with separatism, his wife and lawyer said on Tuesday, in a case which has attracted concern in the United States and Euro…
Thousands fleeing Boko Haram find little comfort in Niger
DAKAR, Feb 25 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Gremah Umara was hoping for a refuge when he, his wife and their two-year-old daughter fled an Islamist militant attack on their village in northern Nigeria and headed over the border into Niger.
With eye on investors, Saudi Arabia plans training for judges
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday it would set up training centers for its judges, overriding resistance from religious conservatives in a move that should accelerate judicial reforms in the kingdom.
Former Murdoch CEO Brooks denies knowledge of murdered girl phone-hack
LONDON (Reuters) – Rebekah Brooks, former editor of Rupert Murdoch’s News of the World newspaper, told a London court on Tuesday she knew nothing about the 2002 hacking of the mobile phone of a murdered schoolgirl and spoke of her “horror” it had occur…
U.N. rights boss seeks international probe into Sri Lanka war crimes
GENEVA (Reuters) – The U.N. human rights chief called for an international inquiry into war crimes committed by both sides during Sri Lanka’s civil war, saying the government had failed to do its own credible investigation.
Kenya needs better security coordination after Westgate: report
MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) – A Kenyan parliamentary inquiry has called for a new body to coordinate between intelligence and security agencies after blaming poor communication and inadequate preparations for failures in handling the Westgate shopping mal…
Iran a threat not just to Israel, says Germany’s Merkel
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Germany views Iran as a potential threat not just to Israel, but also to European countries, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday at a joint news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
France’s Hollande steps in to calm row with Morocco
PARIS (Reuters) – President Francois Hollande telephoned Morocco’s King Mohammed VI to try to calm a diplomatic row over two human rights incidents that caused outrage in the former French colony.
Uganda told anti-gay bill poses financial risk
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Sweden’s Finance Minister Anders Borg warned Uganda on Tuesday that a new bill imposing harsh penalties for homosexuality could represent a financial risk for the east African economy.
Croatia unions strike against labor law changes
ZAGREB (Reuters) – Croatia’s trade unions, representing both public and private sector employees, staged a nationwide two-hour strike on Tuesday, firing a warning shot against the government’s plan to make labor rules more flexible.
