Australia seeks return of Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste jailed in Egyp...
The lawyer for one of three Al Jazeera journalists jailed in Egypt has formally applied to the government in Cairo to have him deported to Australia. It comes after Egypt’s highest court, the Court of Cassation, ordered a retrial, citing “procedural flaws” in the original proceedings which... read more »
Second abandoned migrant ship drifting off Italy
A Moldovan cargo ship carrying an estimated 700 migrants has docked in the Italian port of Gallipoli. The Blue Sky M had apparently been abandoned by its crew, and at one point seemed to be heading directly towards the Italian coast on autopilot. The migrants – some of them children –... read more »
Explosion in Auto-Parts Plant in China Kills 17, Xinhua Reports
An explosion at an auto-parts factory in southern China’s Guangdong province killed 17 people and injured 20 others, the official Xinhua News Agency said. Blasts were heard at about 9:30 a.m. today from Fuwa Engineering Manufacturing Co.’s plant in the Shunde district of Foshan city, Xinhua... read more »
IS Releases Interview With Captured Jordanian Pilot
Kasaesbeh’s jet crashed last week in a rural area in Syria’s Raqqa province, the group’s stronghold. Jordan is one of several Arab countries taking part in a U.S.-led coalition to strike the Islamic State group, which announced an Islamic caliphate in large parts of Syria and Iraq... read more »
