Jail birds: Thailand considers prison for feeding pigeons
The Thai capital is considering jailing people who feed pigeons in public to try to eliminate the risk of bird flu and other diseases, officials said on Wednesday.
Pakistan jails software firm chief in $140 million diploma scam
The head of a Pakistani company convicted of bilking customers worldwide out of $140 million in online sales of bogus university degrees has been arrested weeks after being sentenced to jail, media reported on Wednesday.
U.S. removing some missile systems from Middle East: WSJ
The United States is pulling some of its anti-aircraft and missile batteries out of the Middle East, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing U.S. military officials.
Danish police investigate officer who hugged niqab-wearing protester
A Copenhagen policewoman is being investigated for embracing a niqab-wearing protestor during a demonstration against a ban on face veils, the force’s complaints body said on Wednesday.
Pope asks China for ‘trust, courage and farsightedness’ in new relationship
Pope Francis on Wednesday asked the Chinese government to move ahead with “trust, courage and farsightedness” to continue a dialogue started when the Vatican and Beijing signed a landmark agreement on the appointment of bishops.
Swiss-EU ties at crossroads over stalled treaty talks
Switzerland and the European Union have been negotiating the terms of a treaty that would cement ties between the neutral country and its biggest trading partner.
Demolition on the Nile puts squeeze on two Cairo districts
Impoverished residents of red brick homes on an island in the Nile look nervously across the river at another Cairo slum, bulldozed this summer into a wasteland of rubble.
India’s top court imposes curbs on use of biometric identity system
India’s Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the validity of a massive biometric identity system, but flagged privacy concerns and curbed a government push to make it mandatory for services from opening bank accounts to securing cell phone connections.
Migrants given new home in wildfires-hit Portuguese town
A group of migrants rescued from the Mediterranean in July by charity ship Aquarius have a new home in Fundao, a small Portuguese town badly hit by wildfires last year, the government said.
Iran says Trump should stop interfering in Middle East if he wants cheap oil
U.S. President Donald Trump should stop interfering in the Middle East if he wants the price of oil to stop rising, Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh was quoted as saying on Wednesday.
