Britain says Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar are innocent
British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said on Friday that two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar on charges of breaking the country’s Official Secrets Act were innocent and that Britain had serious concerns about due process in the case.
U.N. tells UK: Allow Assange to leave Ecuador embassy freely
U.N. rights experts called on British authorities on Friday to allow WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to leave the Ecuador embassy in London without fear of arrest or extradition.
Israeli forces shoot dead Gaza teen during border protest: medics
Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian teenager in the Gaza Strip during the latest of weekly protests along the border with Israel on Friday, Palestinian health officials said.
Swiss ruling paves way to share documents in Nigeria oil graft case
A Geneva prosecutor is reviewing material in a suitcase seized nearly three years ago to decide what can be shared with Italian authorities in a case involving oil majors Eni and Royal Dutch Shell and corrupt payments in Nigeria, his office said on Fri…
Indian court orders Vedanta to not reopen copper smelter for at least a month: petitioner
An Indian court on Friday said Vedanta cannot reopen its South Indian copper smelter until it hears an case challenging a verdict by the country’s environment court in favor of the conglomerate.
Finnish MP suspected of claiming sauna as his second home
Finland’s police are investigating whether a Finnish lawmaker cheated parliament out of 13,000 euros after claiming allowances for a second home that turned out to be a Helsinki sauna.
Congo opposition: we will not tolerate further delay to vote
Democratic Republic of Congo opposition parties accused election officials of trying to provoke trouble by delaying Sunday’s scheduled presidential vote, and said they would not tolerate any further postponements.
No evidence of attack plans at Stuttgart airport: police
Investigators found no evidence that suspects who had been believed to have conducted a reconnaissance operation at Stuttgart airport were planning an attack, German federal police said.
Exit of trusted Mattis sparks concern among U.S. allies
Key allies of Washington expressed concern on Friday about the resignation of U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and the policies of President Donald Trump that prompted it, praising Mattis as a committed partner.
Person shot dead in central Vienna, police say not terrorism-related
One person was killed and another injured in a shooting outside a popular schnitzel restaurant in central Vienna on Friday but police said the incident was not terrorism-related.
