UN human rights chief urges murder inquiry into Duterte’s killing claim
The United Nations human rights commission has urged the Philippines to launch a murder investigations into President Rodrigo Duterte claims he killed three people as mayor of Davao City and…
UK condemned for failure to protect Vietnamese survivors of trafficking
The United Kingdom is under fire from activists for failing to protect Vietnamese victims of trafficking, many of them children. According to figures from the UK’s National Crime Agency, suspected…
Mexico fireworks market blast kills at least 27, hurts scores
MEXICO CITY – At least 27 people have died in an explosion at a fireworks market outside the Mexican capital, according to a local emergency services official. The blast at…
Germany frees suspect in market attack, says perpetrator maybe still at large
German authorities have released a Pakistani asylum-seeker suspected of driving a truck into a Berlin Christmas market and killing 12 people due to a lack of evidence and the interior minister…
Killer of Russian ambassador took sick leave on day of attack
The 22-year-old Turkish policeman who gunned down the Russian ambassador in Ankara called in sick on the day of the attack and promised to bring a doctor’s note for his…
Putin says Turkey ambassador murder is ploy to wreck Syrian peace process
MOSCOW – President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that the killing of Russia’s ambassador to Turkey was a despicable provocation aimed at spoiling Russia-Turkey ties and derailing Moscow’s attempts to find,…
Obama shortens prison sentences for 153 people, pardons 78 others
HONOLULU – United States’ President Barack Obama has shortened the prison sentences for 153 convicts, mainly low-level drug offenders, and pardoned 78 others, the White House said. Obama has commuted…
Australia, France sign lucrative DCNS submarines deal
Australia and France formally sealed an agreement on Tuesday under which French naval contractor DCNS will build a new fleet of submarines, a deal worth $50 billion. Australia selected DCNS…
Truck ploughs into crowd at Berlin Christmas market, 12 dead
A truck has ploughed into a crowded Christmas market in the German capital Berlin, killing 12 people and injuring 48 others in what Germany’s interior minister said looked like an attack.…
Vietnam jails 2 activists for planning democratic revolution
HANOI – A court in northern Vietnam has sentenced two activists to more than a decade in prison each for attempting to form a pro-democracy organisation, various media outlets report.…
