As India eases citizenship path for Hindus, Rohingya Muslims fear expulsion
Nar Singh can vividly recall the day in 2014 when Narendra Modi promised to provide refuge to Hindus suffering around the world. The 39-year-old shop owner sat awestruck inside his two-bedroom house in Pakistan’s eastern Mirpur Khas district, as Modi’s…
Exclusive: German prosecutors charge Chinese-born engineer in industrial espionage case
German prosecutors are pressing criminal charges against a former employee of chemicals maker Lanxess for allegedly stealing trade secrets to set up a Chinese copycat chemical reactor.
Tanzania loses Denmark aid over rights concerns after World Bank scraps loan
Denmark, Tanzania’s second-biggest donor, said it would withhold $10 million worth of aid money due to concerns over human rights abuses and what it called unacceptable homophobic comments made by a government official.
UK lawmakers may trigger no confidence vote in May: ITV reporter
Some lawmakers in Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party have said they expect at least 48 letters of no confidence will have been submitted by lunchtime on Thursday, ITV reporter Robert Peston said.
Ethiopia arrests security head at state-owned Ethio Telecom: broadcaster
Ethiopia has arrested the head of the security division at state-owned Ethio Telecom network, Fana Broadcasting said.
Malaysia charges wife of former PM Najib with two counts of corruption
Malaysia on Thursday accused Rosmah Mansor, the wife of former Prime Minister Najib Razak, on charges of soliciting and receiving bribes involving a sum of 189 million ringgit ($45.12 million) from a company pitching for a government project.
Ethiopia arrests former deputy intelligence chief, latest move against security services
Ethiopia said on Thursday it had arrested its former deputy intelligence chief as Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s administration pursues a crackdown on security officials over human rights abuses and corruption.
British PM May bets all on Brexit deal as opponents plot
British Prime Minister Theresa May will be questioned by lawmakers on Thursday after her draft Brexit deal with the European Union was mauled by opponents, allies and mutinous members of her party who warned it could sink her premiership.
British junior minister quits May’s government
Junior Northern Ireland minister Shailesh Vara, who backed remain in the EU referendum, has quit Prime Minister Theresa May’s government.
DUP lawmaker says party will ‘certainly’ vote against May Brexit deal
The small Northern Irish party propping up Britain’s minority government will “certainly” vote against Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal, a member of parliament for the party said on Thursday.
