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| Belgium arrests two men suspected of planning attack |
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| Police arrested two men suspected of planning an attack in Belgium after house searches on Friday evening, federal prosecutors said on Saturday. The two, named as 33-year-old Nourredine H. and his brother Hamza H., will appear before a judge on Saturday to determine whether they should be held in custody beyond an initial 24 hours. "Based on provisional results from the investigation, it appears that there were plans to carry out an attack somewhere in Belgium," the federal prosecution office said in a statement. |
| Indonesia detains 7 after attacks on Buddhist temples |
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| (Corrects 2nd paragraph to read those detained were part of a mob, not leading it) JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian authorities detained seven people in northern Sumatra island on Saturday on suspicion of attacking several Buddhist temples the previous night, officials said. A spokeswoman for North Sumatra provincial police said the seven were part of a mob that damaged at least three temples and other property in the town of Tanjung Balai, near Indonesia's fourth-biggest city Medan. Indonesia is a Muslim-majority nation but has a sizable ethnic Chinese minority, many of whom are Buddhist. |
| UN Human Rights Commission slams Australia youth prison abuse |
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 Hundreds of people rallied in major cities across Australia on Saturday criticizing the government's response to video showing aboriginal children being teargassed and abused in prison. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has ordered an inquiry into the treatment of children in the detention centre after the Australian Broadcasting Corporation this week aired footage showing guards teargassing teenage inmates and strapping a half-naked, hooded boy to a chair. The United Nation Human Rights High Commission called on Australia on Friday to compensate children abused in prison.
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| China issues safety warning to citizens travelling to Rio Olympics |
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 SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's foreign ministry has issued a safety warning to Chinese tourists visiting Brazil for the Olympics, the official China Daily reported on Saturday. The ministry has warned Chinese tourists to leave jewellery and watches at their hotel, not carry backpacks or use cell phones, adding that they should not try to fight with robbers, the report said, citing a statement by the foreign ministry. The report said four Chinese officials from the China Anti-Doping Agency were the victims of an armed robbery two days after arriving. ...
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| China holds Japanese man for endangering national security - media |
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| China is investigating a Japanese citizen on suspicion of endangering national security, China's foreign ministry told Reuters on Saturday in a faxed response to questions. The fax confirmed a report from Japan's Kyodo news agency on Friday, and added that the Japanese embassy had been informed. The man, in his late 50s, was scheduled to stay in Beijing for five days through July 15, but did not return to Japan and has not answered his mobile phone, Kyodo cited Japanese government sources and others as saying. |
| U.S. authorities subpoena Goldman in 1MDB probe - WSJ |
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 (Reuters) - U.S. authorities have issued subpoenas to Goldman Sachs Group Inc for documents related to the bank's dealings with scandal-hit Malaysian state fund 1MDB, the Wall Street Journal reported late on Friday. Goldman received the subpoenas earlier this year from the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Journal reported, citing a person familiar with the matter. The Department of Justice and the SEC declined to comment.
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