Malta police need more time to question man in journalist murder case: PM
Police decided to release on bail a person of interest in the investigation into the murder of a Maltese journalist because they need more time to question him, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said on Friday.
Pope says tech, globalization endanger youth individuality
Pope Francis warned on Friday that technology and globalization were homogenizing young people around the world to the point where their uniqueness and cultural individuality were becoming endangered species.
Few protesters left on trashed HK campus as siege nears end
At least eight protesters who had been holding out at a trashed Hong Kong university surrendered on Friday, while others searched for escape routes past riot police who surrounded the campus but said there was no deadline for ending the standoff.
South Korea suspends move to end intelligence pact with Japan
South Korea suspended a decision to end an intelligence-sharing pact with Japan on Friday, just hours before it was due to go into effect, providing the first signs of compromise after several months of feuding over trade and historical grievances.
Hong Kong’s clouds of tear gas spark health panic
Hong Kong residents have become distracted this week by fears of dioxin poisoning, as worry grows about the effects of about 10,000 rounds of tear gas fired across the financial hub over more than five months of anti-government protests.
London’s Canary Wharf underground station reopens after dust incident
London’s Canary Wharf underground station reopened on Friday after an incident involving a faulty fan left dust on the platform, the city’s transport operator said.
Japan foreign minister says he plans to meet South Korean counterpart at G20
Japan’s foreign minister plans to meet his South Korean counterpart during the Group of 20 meetings in the central city of Nagoya, he said on Friday, after Seoul decided not to end an intelligence-sharing pact with Japan.
Japan’s Abe says South Korea made strategic choice in keeping intelligence-sharing pact
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday said South Korea made a strategic choice in deciding to stick with an intelligence-sharing pact with Japan that it had earlier said it would withdraw from amid a spat over history and trade.
German ambassador says Turkey should explain charges against arrested lawyer
Germany’s ambassador to Turkey said the arrest of a Turkish lawyer hired by the German embassy is “incomprehensible” and he is pressing Ankara to clarify the charges, according to a statement seen by Reuters.
Iraq’s Sistani says electoral reforms only way to resolve crisis: representative
Iraq’s top Shi’ite Muslim cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani on Friday called on politicians to hurry up in reforming electoral laws and said the changes would be the only way to resolve weeks of deadly unrest.
