Britain to toughen terrorism rules after London attack
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will set out tougher rules on releasing people convicted of terrorism offences after an Islamist attacker injured two people in a stabbing spree days after he was set free half way through his prison term.
China accuses U.S. of whipping up panic over virus as stocks tumble
China accused the United States on Monday of whipping up panic over a fast-spreading coronavirus with travel restrictions and evacuations as Chinese stocks plunged on the first day back from the extended Lunar New Year holiday.
Islamic State claims south London attack: Amaq news agency
Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a stabbing attack in south London, without giving evidence, the group’s Amaq news agency said on Monday.
UK’s Johnson vows action over early release of terrorism offenders
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday that is was time to take action over the early prison release of those convicted of terrorism offences after an Islamist militant attacked people days after he was freed from jail.
Jailbreak in the ‘city of blood’: Brazil’s drug gangs overrun Paraguay
Luis Alves da Cruz awoke around 3 a.m. to a commotion in the Paraguayan prison he called home.
In virus-stricken Wuhan, animal lovers break into homes to save pets
A 43-year-old native of Wuhan, a central Chinese city ravaged by a coronavirus outbreak, said he climbed up rusty pipes to the third-floor balcony of an apartment to gain entry into the home of a middle-aged couple.
Uzbekistan resists as U.S. seeks to rally Central Asians against China
Uzbekistan on Monday gently resisted Washington’s efforts to rally China’s central Asian neighbors against Beijing over its treatment of Muslim minorities, a contentious issue for the region which has close economic ties to China.
Turkey informed Russia of developments in Syria’s Idlib: official
Turkey informed Russia of developments in Syria’s Idlib region, a spokesman for President Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party said on Monday, denying Moscow’s assertion that it was not informed of movements before six Turkish troops were killed by Syrian shellin…
Hong Kong suspends four more border crossings to curb spread of virus
Hong Kong’s leader announced the closure of four more border crossings with mainland China on Monday, leaving just three checkpoints open, but stopped short of demands for the entire border to be closed to curb the spread of the new coronavirus.
Turkey says its overnight death toll up to six in Syria’s Idlib
A Turkish soldier and a civilian member of the Turkish forces died as a result of wounds inflicted by Syrian government forces’ shelling in Idlib on Monday, raising the death toll to six from four in the incident, Turkey’s defense ministry said.
