Turkish diplomat, one other shot dead in Kurdish capital
(This July 17 story corrects to remove reference to KDP saying it will cooperate with Turkey in paragraph 11.)
Swiss agree to extradite Chinese scientist to U.S. on theft charges
Switzerland has agreed to extradite a Chinese researcher to the United States where prosecutors have charged him with helping his scientist sister steal secrets allegedly worth $550 million from British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline.
Danish court orders car dealer to compensate Chinese artist Ai Weiwei
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei was awarded 1.75 million Danish crowns ($262,952) compensation by a Danish court on Wednesday after a Danish car dealer used one of his works commemorating thousands of refugees as a backdrop for a commercial.
U.S. complains after Russia denies visas to embassy school teachers
The United States accused Russia on Wednesday of using children as pawns, after Moscow rejected visas for dozens of new teachers at an English-language school set up by the U.S., British and Canadian embassies in Moscow for the children of diplomats.
World Court orders review of Pakistan death sentence for Indian convicted of spying
The World Court on Wednesday ordered Pakistan to review the death penalty given in 2017 to former Indian navy commander Kulbhushan Sudhir Jadhav who was convicted of being a spy.
Turkish diplomat is among three people shot dead in Kurdish capital: security officials
At least three people including a Turkish diplomat were killed in a shooting on Wednesday in the Iraqi Kurdish capital Erbil, Kurdish security officials and Turkey’s foreign ministry said.
India aims to expel all illegal migrants, interior minister says
India will identify and deport illegal immigrants from across the country, the interior minister said on Wednesday, stepping up a campaign that critics say could stoke religious tension and further alienate minority Muslims.
Millions stranded in India as early monsoon downpours bring flood havoc
Millions of people are stranded by flooding in northeast India with concern growing about food and water supplies, and officials said on Wednesday that water levels of a major river were rising even further.
Manchester bomber’s brother being extradited from Libya to UK
The brother of a suicide bomber suspected of helping plan a 2017 attack on a concert in the British city of Manchester was being extradited from Libya on Wednesday, according to the force that was holding him in the Libyan capital Tripoli.
Japan to reject South Korea’s request for meeting on export curbs: Kyodo
Japan will reject South Korea’s request to hold another working-level meeting on Tokyo’s recent tightening of export controls, Kyodo News reported on Wednesday, citing government sources.
