Special Report: ‘Time to take out our swords’ – Inside Iran’s plot to attack Saudi Arabia
Four months before a swarm of drones and missiles crippled the world’s biggest oil processing facility in Saudi Arabia, Iranian security officials gathered at a heavily fortified compound in Tehran.
Thieves grab priceless jewels in German museum heist
Thieves smashed display cases and grabbed priceless jewels from an eastern German museum in the early hours of Monday in a lightning raid on one of Europe’s greatest collections of treasures, police said.
‘Little kittens’: Hong Kong campus protest holdouts left isolated and fearful
Last week, the cafeteria of Hong Kong’s Polytechnic University was buzzing with pro-democracy protesters who occupied the campus for days, fighting fierce street battles with riot police in some of the most violent clashes during six months of unrest.
Interpol seeks eight fugitives on day to end violence against women
International police agency Interpol issued a public appeal on Monday to track down eight men wanted around the world from Russia to Brazil for murder and other crimes against women.
Israel expels Human Rights Watch official over boycott accusations
A Human Rights Watch (HRW) official complied with an Israeli expulsion order on Monday imposed over accusations he backs an international pro-Palestinian boycott, but said the edict would only encourage rights abuses.
After four decades, a Vietnamese woman reunites with the daughter airlifted to America
They wondered about each other over the decades, the Vietnamese mother constantly and more acutely than the 3-year-old daughter she gave up in April 1975, just before Saigon fell to Communist North Vietnam.
Dresden thieves stole jewelry of ‘immeasurable’ value: officials
Thieves who robbed an east German museum in the early hours of Monday stole three “priceless” ensembles of early 18th century jewelry in diamond, ruby and emerald, Dresden police and museum officials said.
Indonesia attorney general’s office condemned for barring LGBT recruits
Indonesia’s human rights commission condemned on Monday the attorney general’s office for barring LGBT people from applying for posts it did not want people with what it called “sexual orientation deviations”.
Iran stages pro-government rallies after days of violent unrest
Thousands of supporters of Iran’s clerical establishment rallied in Tehran on Monday, accusing the United States and Israel of instigating the most violent anti-government protests in at least a decade in Iran.
Mayor says Turkish state banks shut out Istanbul after poll win
Istanbul’s new mayor has said Turkey’s state banks stopped making routine loans to the city after a June election in which he pulled off a shock victory over President Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling AK Party (AKP), forcing it to borrow from abroad.
