Thousands of Kurds protest against Turkey’s Erdogan in Frankfurt
Around 9,000 Kurdish supporters have demonstrated in the German city of Frankfurt against Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and an April referendum that would give him sweeping new powers. Protesters chanted…
Man shot dead after seizing soldier’s gun at Paris Orly airport
PARIS – Security forces have shot dead a man who seized a soldier’s gun at Paris Orly airport in France soon after the same man shot and wounded a police…
At least 40 Somali refugees killed by air strike off Yemen coast: UNHCR
DUBAI – At least 40 Somali refugees were killed off the coast of Yemen late on Thursday when a helicopter attacked the boat they were travelling in, the United Nations…
S.Korea prosecutors to question SK Group chief in corruption probe
SEOUL – South Korean prosecutors will today question the chairman of the SK Group in connection with an influence-peddling scandal that brought down President Park Geun-hye, the company and the Yonhap…
US appeals ruling against Trump’s revised travel ban to higher court
The US government has taken the legal battle over President Donald Trump’s travel ban to a higher court, saying it would appeal a federal judge’s decision that struck down parts of…
Gunmen kill senior Ugandan police official, president orders cameras
KAMPALA – Gunmen on motorbikes have killed Uganda’s third highest ranking police officer, drawing condemnation from President Yoweri Museveni who ordered the installation of surveillance cameras in major towns and…
Philippines to strengthen military facilities in S.China Sea
MANILA – The Philippines said on Friday it would strengthen its military facilities on islands and shoals in the disputed South China Sea and announced initial plans to build a…
German minister expects Turkey to uphold EU migrant deal
German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere has said that he expected Ankara to stick to a deal reached between the European Union and Turkey last year to stem the flow…
China to build on disputed shoal in South China Sea
BEIJING – China will begin preparatory work this year for an environmental monitoring station on Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, an official said, as two US senators introduced…
Street art unites newly landed young migrants in Australia
(Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Four leading Australian street artists have joined forces with nearly 300 newly arrived refugees and migrants to create a series of murals aimed at jolting perceptions…
