U.N. investigator calls on Saudi Arabia to open Khashoggi murder trial
Saudi Arabia’s secretive hearings for 11 suspects accused in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi fall short of international standards and should be open to the public and trial observers, a U.N. human rights expert said on Thursday.
Italy relaxes law on shooting robbers in win for Salvini
The Italian parliament on Thursday approved a law making it harder for judges to hand down tough sentences on people who shoot robbers on their premises.
U.S. orders all government personnel to leave Comoros after gunfire in capital
The United States has ordered all its personnel to leave the Comoros Islands after gunfire was heard in the capital Moroni on Thursday, the Bureau of Diplomatic Security said, after opposition candidates said they planned to unseat the president follow…
Africa’s Sahel conflict sees surge in militia killings: group
Africa’s Sahel region has seen a huge surge in civilian deaths in the past five months because of attacks by Islamist militants and ethnic militias, researchers said on Thursday.
Terms of Friday Brexit debate still subject to speaker approval: PM’s spokesman
The terms of Friday’s parliamentary debate on Brexit remain subject to agreement by the Speaker, a spokesman for Prime Minister Theresa May said on Thursday.
Mexican president says illegal immigration to U.S. ‘is not up to us’
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday he was committed to helping curb illegal immigration after renewed Twitter criticism by U.S. counterpart Donald Trump, but he suggested it was an issue chiefly for the United States and Cen…
Netanyahu: Israel is prepared for broad Gaza campaign – but as final option
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that Israel is prepared to wage a broad military campaign in Gaza but only as a last resort, after a two-day flareup of cross-border fighting less than two weeks before an Israeli election.
Death toll in Dhaka high-rise blaze reaches 19 as search continues
A fire broke out in a 22-storey commercial building in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka on Thursday, killing at least 19 people, injuring 70 and trapping many more, officials said.
Death toll from Utrecht tram shooting rises to four
A 74-year-old man who was seriously wounded during a shooting on a tram in the Netherlands this month died of his injuries, taking the number of fatalities to four, Dutch prosecutors said on Thursday.
Nigerian court orders arrest of southeastern separatist leader
A Nigerian judge on Thursday ordered the arrest of the leader of a group seeking the secession of a southeastern region over his failure to attend hearings nearly two years after his release on bail.
