Hong Kong allows fleeing Saudi sisters to stay another month: lawyer
Two Saudi sisters fleeing what they described as beatings and repression in their home country have been granted an extension to stay in Hong Kong until next month, their lawyer said.
Holocaust survivor to meet California teens amid outrage over Nazi salute photos
An Auschwitz survivor and stepsister of Holocaust diarist Anne Frank will meet on Thursday with some California high school students seen in viral online photos giving Nazi salutes over a swastika made of red cups used in a drinking game.
Blast in India’s Jammu and Kashmir wounds at least 18: police
A grenade explosion at a bus stand in the Indian city of Jammu wounded at least 18 people on Thursday, police said, in an attack just weeks after a Pakistan-based militant group killed 40 paramilitary police in Kashmir, almost sparking a war.
China approves 10 new airline routes from Beijing’s new airport
China has approved plans by China Eastern Airlines, Xiamen Air and Capital Airlines to fly out of Beijing’s new mega-airport from September to cities such as Moscow, Cairo and Busan.
Blast in India’s Jammu and Kashmir wounds at least five: report
A blast at a bus stand in the Indian city of Jammu wounded at least five people on Thursday, Reuters partner ANI reported.
Judgment day for Thai party that nominated princess for PM
Thai authorities beefed up security around the Constitutional Court on Thursday ahead of a ruling on whether to ban an opposition party for nominating the king’s sister as its candidate for prime minister in a March 24 election.
North Korea documentary focuses on Kim-Trump relationship not summit breakdown
North Korea has released a film on leader Kim Jong Un’s second summit with U.S. President Donald Trump last week in which talks broke down over how to dismantle Pyongyang’s nuclear program, but saw the two leaders engage in an amicable farewell.
Venezuela opposition leader says government is threatening Germany
Venezuela’s opposition leader Juan Guaido said in an interview that the expulsion of the German ambassador by Caracas was a threat against Germany, Der Spiegel magazine reported on Thursday.
For Kremlin, Ukrainian election a choice between lesser of three evils
Before Russia annexed Crimea and backed separatists in east Ukraine, Moscow had a Ukrainian president who did much of what it wanted. Now, as Ukraine readies to elect a new leader, none of the main candidates look that enticing to Russia.
State-sponsored espionage group Whitefly behind Singapore cyberattack: report
Singapore’s worst cyberattack, which stole personal information regarding 1.5 million people, including the prime minister, from a health database, was the work of a state-sponsored espionage group called Whitefly, Symantec Corp said on Wednesday.
