Spain moves to defend rights of tourism’s ’21st-century slaves’
Spain’s tourism sector is enjoying record growth, accounts for one-tenth of the economy and drives job creation, but a category of hotel workers feel the boom has left them behind.
Iraq cleric Sistani urges government action on corruption amid further protests
Iraq’s top Shi’ite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani called for a government to be formed as soon as possible to tackle corruption and poor services as further protests took place in the south of the country on Friday.
U.S. not pursuing regime change, collapse in Iran: Mattis
The United States has not instituted a policy of regime change or collapse in Iran, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Friday, saying the goal was still to curb what Washington sees as Iran’s threatening behavior in the Middle East.
Trump thanks Kim as North Korea hands over remains of missing U.S. soldiers
North Korea handed over 55 boxes carrying remains thought to be of U.S. soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War on Friday, officials said, a first step in implementing an agreement reached in a landmark summit in June.
Greek PM takes responsibility for wildfire as criticism mounts
Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras took political responsibility on Friday for a wildfire that killed at least 87 people and led to opposition accusations that the government failed to protect lives.
Lebanon’s Druze leader attacks Syrian government over massacre
The main leader of the Druze sect in Lebanon on Friday attacked the Syrian government for failing to stop an Islamic State massacre of Druze in Syria, saying it should have noticed the militants gathering to attack.
Ex-Trump strategist Bannon targets Britain in anti-EU campaign
U.S. President Donald Trump’s former political strategist Steve Bannon has been in contact with three potential rivals to British Prime Minister Theresa May and will make another trip to Europe in August, he told Reuters in an interview.
Tunisia releases suspected bin Laden bodyguard, citing lack of evidence
Tunisia has released a man two weeks after he was deported there from Germany on suspicion of being an Islamist militant who once served as Osama bin Laden’s bodyguard, a judiciary official said on Friday.
Pakistan’s Khan talks of U.S. ties, but anti-American rhetoric has many wary
Over the years, Pakistan’s Imran Khan has been known for his anti-American rhetoric, once even suggesting he might, as prime minister, order the shooting down of U.S. drones targeting al Qaeda figures along the Pakistan-Afghan border.
Facebook deletes hundreds of posts under German hate-speech law
(This July 27 story corrects number of posts deleted to 362 in second paragraph)
