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| China, aiming to aid graft fight, urges extradition treaty with U.S. | | | China and the United States should start talks on an extradition treaty as soon as possible, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said, as Beijing seeks the return of citizens suspected of corruption who have fled to the U.S. Wang made the comments on Saturday to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, who is on a two-day tour to China. An extradition treaty with the United States would be a big boost for China's anti-corruption campaign. Beijing has vowed to pursue a search, dubbed Operation "Fox Hunt", beyond its borders for corrupt officials and business executives, and their assets. "Looking at the long-term development of bilateral relations, it is necessary to conclude a bilateral extradition treaty and I hope that both sides can start talks as soon as possible," Wang was quoted as telling Kerry, according to a statement on the Chinese foreign ministry's website. |
| Egyptian court seeks death penalty for ex-president Mursi | |  By Stephen Kalin CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian court on Saturday sought the death penalty for former president Mohamed Mursi and 106 supporters of his Muslim Brotherhood in connection with a mass jail break in 2011. Mursi and his fellow defendants, including top Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie, were convicted for killing and kidnapping policemen, attacking police facilities and breaking out of jail during the uprising, against then-president Hosni Mubarak. The court's request drew condemnations from Amnesty International and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan. The court sought capital punishment in a separate case for Brotherhood leader Khairat el-Shater and 15 others for conspiring with foreign militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah against Egypt.
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