U.N. urges Turkey, Saudi Arabia to investigate journalist disappearance
The United Nations human rights office voiced deep concern on Tuesday at the “apparent enforced disappearance” and possible murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi a week ago and urged the two countries to investigate.
Indonesians intensify search for disaster victims to beat deadline
Rescue workers in Indonesia stepped up their search for victims of an earthquake and tsunami on Tuesday, hoping to find as many bodies as they can before this week’s deadline for their work to end.
Turkey detains 90 over alleged links to Kurdish militants
Turkish police detained 90 people on Tuesday over suspected links to outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) rebels, the government said, and the main pro-Kurdish party decried the arrests as a politically motivated crackdown.
Brexit deal possible in weeks, says Northern Irish party that props up May
A Brexit deal is “eminently possible” within weeks but there can be no regulatory barriers within the United Kingdom, the head of the Northern Irish party that props up British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Tuesday.
EU envoys schedule late Friday talks in Brexit countdown
The European Union’s national ambassadors will meet late on Friday afternoon in Luxembourg without Britain to discuss Brexit, sources said, as divorce talks between London and the bloc are in their final stretch.
South Africa’s anti-graft body to investigate finance minister
South Africa’s top anti-graft body said it would investigate whether the finance minister breached ethics guidelines over a state pension fund investment, piling pressure on Nhlanhla Nene as he faced questions about his future.
Taiwan to hold referendum on same-sex marriage law
Taiwan will hold a public vote on whether its civil law should recognize same-sex marriage, two election officials told Reuters on Tuesday, reviving a debate over a separate law for civil unions between gay couples.
Fire in SAIL’s central Indian steel plant kills at least nine
A fire in a gas pipeline at a plant of Steel Authority of India Ltd’s in the central state of Chhattisgarh on Tuesday killed at least nine people, the company said.
North Korea wants to ‘ardently welcome’ Pope Francis, South says
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has invited Pope Francis to visit Pyongyang, a gesture designed to highlight peace efforts, South Korea’s presidential office said on Tuesday.
Britain warns: Do not underestimate Russian spies
Recent failings by Russian military intelligence (GRU) have made it easy to laugh at its spies but the West should not underestimate the skills of the Kremlin’s once mighty espionage services, Britain’s Security Minister said on Tuesday.
