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| South Africa recalls troops from Congo for misconduct | |  South Africa is recalling 50 soldiers from United Nations peacekeeping duties in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on charges of misconduct, the Defence Department said on Friday. The troops had broken curfew and been off-base and were being investigated by military police, defence spokesman Brigadier General Xolani Mabanga said. Almost 1,400 South Africans form the backbone of a Force Intervention Brigade acting under the umbrella of U.N. peacekeeping operations in the region, home to rebel militias linked to the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
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| Top Hong Kong judges defend rule of law in face of China pressure | |  By Stella Tsang and Clare Baldwin HONG KONG (Reuters) - Two top Hong Kong judges on Friday defended the rule of law in an apparent rebuke of China's top official in the city who recently stoked controversy by saying Hong Kong's China-backed leader was above the law. The mainland official, Zhang Xiaoming, said this month Hong Kong's chief executive had a "special legal position which is above the executive, legislative and judicial institutions." The controversy highlighted a passionate debate in Hong Kong about the extent of mainland control. The former British colony returned to Chinese rule in 1997 under a "one country, two systems" framework that gave it separate laws and an independent judiciary but reserved ultimate authority for Beijing.
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| Boko Haram fighters kill at least 15 in Niger village raid | | | NIAMEY (Reuters) - Boko Haram militants raided a village in southern Niger, shooting dead or slitting the throats of at least 15 people, security sources in the West African nation said on Friday. The overnight attack took place in the village of N'Gourtoua in the Diffa region near Niger's border with Nigeria, as residents celebrated Tabaski, the Muslim festival of sacrifice. (Reporting by Abdoulaye Massalaki; Writing by Joe Bavier; Editing by Matthew Mpoke Bigg) |
| Google mobile Android operating system under U.S. antitrust scanner | |  The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is investigating whether Google Inc is using its Android mobile operating system to stifle competition, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday. The Android mobile platform is a key element in Google's strategy to maintain revenue from online advertising as people switch from Web browser searches to smartphone apps, and action by U.S. regulators would be a big problem for the company. Reuters reported in April that some technology companies had complained to the U.S. Department of Justice about Google's anti-competitive practices and urged the regulator to investigate allegations that Google unfairly uses its Android system to win online advertising.
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| UK court postpones "flash crash" trader Navinder Sarao's extradition hearing | |  By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - A decision on whether London-based trader Navinder Sarao should be sent to the United States to stand trial over his alleged role in causing the 2010 Wall Street "flash crash" was delayed until next year in a British court on Friday. Westminster Magistrates' Court postponed Sarao's extradition hearing until Feb. 4 after the United States added new allegations to their request for him and his senior defence lawyer was unable to attend court due to injury. Arrested by British police on a U.S. warrant in April, Sarao has been indicted by a U.S. federal grand jury on 22 criminal counts including wire fraud, commodities fraud, commodity price manipulation and attempted price manipulation.
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| Hungary seeks support for effort to block migrants entering from Croatia | |  VIENNA/BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary will seek support for its efforts to try to block the flood of migrants on its southern border with Croatia, similar to the measures implemented on its border with Serbia, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in Vienna on Friday. Hungary's right-wing government has pledged to protect Hungarian borders and the European Union's external frontiers in response to the migrant influx. A 3.5-metre high steel fence built along its boundaries with Serbia and the government's tough clampdown on illegal migration have reduced the flood of migrants on the Serbian border to a trickle.
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| Two Turkish soldiers, 34 Kurdish militants killed -security sources | | | Two Turkish soldiers and 34 Kurdish insurgents have been killed in a militant attack and Turkish military operations backed by air strikes, Turkish security sources said on Friday. Southeastern Turkey has been trapped in a spiral of violence since the collapse in July of a ceasefire with the PKK, leaving efforts to find a long-term peace in tatters. Overnight on Thursday Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) fighters opened fire on troops in Sirnak province, close to Turkey's Iraq border, killing 2 soldiers. |
| Factbox: Catalonia's secession plan and how Spain would block it | | | About 5.5 million Catalans will elect their regional parliament on Sunday in a vote that has been framed by separatist parties as a proxy referendum on independence. Here is a list of questions surrounding the election and Catalonia's secessionist push: WHY DO CATALANS WANT TO BE INDEPENDENT? People who favour independence say Catalonia, which has its own language and culture, is a "nation" - not a "nationality" as recognised by the Spanish constitution - and that as such they should be allowed to have their own state. |
| British backpackers murder trial extended in Thailand | |  By Prapan Chankaew KOH SAMUI, Thailand (Reuters) - Lawyers for two Myanmar migrant workers accused of killing two British tourists in Thailand were on Friday granted more time to organise their defence, which could put back a verdict that had been expected next month, one of the lawyers said. The battered bodies of backpackers Hannah Witheridge and David Miller, both in their 20s, were found on the southern holiday island of Koh Tao last year. The killings raised questions about the safety of tourists in Thailand, the competence of its police and its treatment of migrant workers.
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| Finnish demonstrators attack refugees with stones and fireworks | | | Demonstrators threw stones and launched fireworks at a bus full of asylum seekers arriving at a reception centre in Lahti in southern Finland, late on Thursday, Finnish media reported on Friday. Between 30 and 40 demonstrators, one in a white robe like those worn by the white supremacist Ku Klux Klan in the United States, waved the Finnish flag and shouted abuse at the bus. Some demonstrators also hurled stones and let off fireworks at the vehicle carrying 40 asylum seekers, including several young children, Finnish television YLE said. |
| China says resident wounded in shooting on North Korean border | | | China said on Friday that it was investigating an incident on the border with North Korea in which a resident on the Chinese side was shot and wounded. South Korean media reports said North Korean soldiers had fired at a Chinese vehicle. At present China's public security authorities are investigating," he added, without elaborating. South Korean media said that two Chinese civilians were injured in the incident in Jilin province. |
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