Egypt’s Mubarak in court, denies seizing public funds
CAIRO (Reuters) – Ousted Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak appeared in court on Wednesday and denied charges of stealing public funds, one of four cases against him, state television showed.
Australian Christian missionary arrested in North Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) – An Australian man has been arrested while doing missionary work in North Korea, his wife told Reuters on Wednesday, making him the second foreign Christian missionary to be held by the North.
British court quashes legal challenge by partner of Snowden leaks reporter
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s High Court has quashed a legal challenge against the detention under anti-terrorism laws of the partner of Glenn Greenwald, the journalist who brought leaks from former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden to world att…
China says it will win West over to its view on Tibet, Xinjiang
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has “time on its side” to win over Western opinion to its point of view on the restive regions of Tibet and Xinjiang, a senior official wrote on Wednesday, vowing with unusually strong language to ignore foreign pressure on hu…
One dead, scores hurt as asylum seekers riot at PNG detention camp
SYDNEY (Reuters) – An asylum seeker was killed and at least 77 injured in the second riot this week at a detention center in Papua New Guinea, Australia’s immigration minister said on Tuesday.
From desert hideout, shadowy Ansar militants rattle Egypt
CAIRO (Reuters) – A shadowy Islamist militant group based in the remote Sinai desert is emerging as a major threat to Egypt’s stability, and there are no signs that the army-backed government has devised an effective strategy to contain it.
Merkel popularity hit by ski accident absence, shows poll
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s popularity has slipped in the last few months and dipped 4 points in the last week alone, due in part to her forced absence after a skiing accident at the end of last year, a poll showed on Wednesday…
As discontent grows, Singapore budget to tighten noose on the rich
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore is known as a tropical refuge for the world’s wealthy, endowed with exclusive residential enclaves, a marina for super-yachts, two casinos and an annual Formula One race that brings in the global jet-set.
Australian policy not to blame for Indonesia incursions: review
SYDNEY (Reuters) – An Australian review into violations of Indonesian territory by its navy released on Wednesday has cleared government policy of blame for the incursions, which contributed to a sharp deterioration in relations between the neighbors.
Safety risk after Australia publishes asylum seekers’ details
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia has inadvertently made public the identities of almost 10,000 asylum seekers, the department of immigration said on Wednesday, raising concerns it could help locate people fleeing persecution and thus place them in greater …
