Bangladesh election commissioner rejects call for fresh election
Bangladesh’s chief election commissioner rejected on Monday an opposition demand for a fresh election, after widespread opposition complaints that vote rigging handed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ruling party victory.
More work to do on Brexit assurances, says UK PM May’s spokeswoman
Britain still has work to do to get the assurances from the European Union it needs over its Brexit agreement, Prime Minister Theresa May’s spokeswoman said on Monday, adding that May had spoken to other EU leaders over the Christmas holiday.
Bomb outside shopping center kills two, wounds 28 in Philippines
A crude bomb, blamed by security forces on a small pro-Islamic State militant group, killed two people and wounded dozens on Monday in the southern Philippines, an army commander said.
UAE court upholds 10-year jail sentence of activist Mansoor: sources
A United Arab Emirates appeals court upheld a 10-year jail sentence against pro-democracy campaigner Ahmed Mansoor for criticizing the government on social media, two sources familiar with the case said on Monday.
Bahrain top court upholds sentence against activist Rajab: lawyer
Bahrain’s high court upheld on Monday a five-year jail sentence against human rights activist Nabeel Rajab, his lawyer said, in a move described by campaign groups as “political persecution” and “utterly outrageous”.
Israel jails Palestinian for Briton’s killing, says is mentally ill
An Israeli court sentenced a Palestinian to 18 years imprisonment on Monday for stabbing to death a British woman in Jerusalem last year, under a plea bargain acknowledging he is mentally ill.
May would be ‘good time’ for Trump visit to UK after Brexit: envoy
U.S. President Donald Trump might visit Britain in May 2019 after the country’s departure in March from the European Union, the U.S. ambassador to Britain, Woody Johnson, said on Monday.
UAE appeals court upholds 10-year jail sentence against activist Ahmed Mansoor: sources
A United Arab Emirates appeals court upheld a 10-year jail sentence against prominent pro-democracy activist Ahmed Mansoor on charges of criticizing the Emirati government on social media, two sources familiar with the case said on Monday.
Russia detains American in Moscow over suspected spying
Russia’s domestic security service (FSB) said on Monday it had detained an American citizen suspected of spying in Moscow.
Four terrorism suspects to appear in Dutch court
Four men suspected of belonging to a terrorist organization will appear in court on Monday, two days after being arrested in Rotterdam, a prosecution spokesman said.
