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| James Taylor cancels Manila concert to protest Philippines drug killings | |  American singer-songwriter James Taylor has cancelled a concert in the Philippines in a show of opposition to what he said were "unacceptable" killings outside the judicial process as part of the country's war on drugs. "I don't think of my music as being particularly political but sometimes one is called upon to make a political stand," said Taylor, 68, whose songs include "You've Got a Friend" and "Fire and Rain". "But recent reports from the Philippines of summary executions of suspected offenders without trial or judicial process are deeply concerning and unacceptable to anyone who loves the rule of law." More than 6,000 people have been killed since no-nonsense President Rodrigo Duterte took office in July and launched a fierce crackdown.
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| Kazakhstan says raids Islamist network, detains 16 | | | Kazakhstan's state security service has detained 16 suspected members Takfir wal-Hijra Islamist group, it said on Wednesday, accusing them of "inciting religious hatred". The National Security Committee said in a statement it had carried out raids in four provinces of the Central Asian nation in order to "neutralise the cells of religious extremist organisation Takfir wal-Hijra". The Islamist group, established in Egypt in the 1960s, has been banned in Kazakhstan since 2014. |
| Ex-BSI banker found guilty in Singapore of charges linked to 1MDB probe | |  A Singapore court found a former wealth manager of Swiss bank BSI guilty of four charges on Wednesday in a case linked to a money-laundering investigation involving Malaysian fund 1MDB, the third BSI banker convicted in the city state this year. District judge Ng Peng Hong found ex-BSI banker Yeo Jiawei guilty of attempting to pervert the course of justice by urging witnesses to lie to police and destroying evidence during an investigation into illicit money transfers linked to Malaysian sovereign wealth fund, 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). Yeo is facing seven separate charges, including money laundering, cheating and forgery, which the prosecution said he would be tried for next year. The prosecutors had charged that Yeo had amassed S$23.9 million ($16.55 million) by taking secret profits from 1MDB-linked transactions during his work for the Singapore unit of BSI.
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| Cyrus Mistry petition seeks ouster of Tata Sons board | |  By Promit Mukherjee and Euan Rocha MUMBAI (Reuters) - Tata Sons' ousted chairman Cyrus Mistry, in his first legal salvo against the conglomerate, has appealed to a quasi-judicial body to either replace the company's current board, or appoint a retired Supreme Court judge as non-executive chairman. Mistry ratcheted up his battle versus the $100 billion salt-to-software conglomerate by filing a petition with the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on Tuesday. The complaint levels allegations on mismanagement and corporate governance failures within the company, while also seeking to restrain Tata Sons from issuing any new equity or altering its articles of association, according to a copy of the petition seen by Reuters on Wednesday.
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| Sporadic gunfire in Congo capital after 26 killed in anti-Kabila protests | |  By Aaron Ross KINSHASA (Reuters) - Sporadic gunfire echoed across Democratic Republic of Congo's capital on Wednesday, the day after security forces killed at least 26 protesters demanding President Joseph Kabila step down after his mandate as elected leader expired. A government spokesman could not be reached to comment on the nationwide death toll, compiled by New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW), which said it was yet to give a final tally. The United Nations human rights director for the vast central African state said it had "solid" reports of at least 20 dead civilians in the capital, Kinshasa.
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| Vatican asks Beijing for positive signs to help dialogue | | | The Vatican said on Tuesday it hoped China's communist government would give Catholics there "positive signs" that would help them have faith in a push by Pope Francis to heal a decades-old rift with Beijing. Chinese Catholics are divided between those who are loyal to the pope and those who are members of a government-controlled official church. The Vatican has been seeking a compromise with Beijing on the appointment of bishops but some see that as selling out those who have remained loyal to the pope. |
| Modi losing friends as anger grows over Indian cash crackdown | |  By Rupam Jain NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A leading political ally of Narendra Modi has abruptly distanced himself from the Indian prime minister's move to scrap high-value banknotes, as broad initial support for the radical monetary reform showed signs of crumbling. The shift by N. Chandrababu Naidu, chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, came six weeks after Modi announced to a stunned nation that he would scrap 86 percent of the cash in circulation. While Modi remains by far India's most popular politician, any crack in his authority could have negative implications in state elections next year that will set the tone for his expected bid for a second term in 2019.
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| Germany frees suspect in market attack, says perpetrator maybe still at large | | | By Michelle Martin and Sabine Siebold BERLIN (Reuters) - German authorities on Tuesday 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 said the real perpetrator may still be on the run. Islamic State claimed responsibility the attack, saying the perpetrator was a "soldier" of the militant group. |
| German police step up manhunt after releasing Christmas market suspect | |  German police on Wednesday intensified a manhunt for the driver of a truck, who killed 12 people when he mowed into a Berlin Christmas market, and said they were following a number of good leads. Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack. The head of the Association of German Criminal Detectives, told German television late on Tuesday that police hoped to make another arrest soon.
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| Indonesian police kill 3 suspects in gunfight after bombs found | | | By Agustinus Beo Da Costa and Gayatri Suroyo JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian anti-terrorism police killed three suspects after a gunfight on the outskirts of the capital, Jakarta, on Wednesday and foiled a suicide bomb plot, a police spokesman said. Police said earlier this week that at least 14 people were being interrogated over suicide bomb plots targeting the presidential palace in Jakarta and an undisclosed location outside Java island. Both involved a female suicide bomber - a new tactic for Indonesian militants. |
| Philippine government files criminal charges against Duterte critic | |  The Philippine government filed a criminal case in court on Wednesday against a staunch critic of President Rodrigo Duterte, accusing her of trying to sabotage a congressional investigation into her alleged involvement in the drugs trade. The justice ministry's case against its former head, Senator Leila de Lima, says she deliberately skipped the house inquiry and told her ex-driver and alleged bagman to go into hiding and ignore a legislative summons. De Lima is among only a few high-profile domestic critics of Duterte's campaign against drugs, which has killed about 6,000 people, roughly a third in police operations.
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| Would-be child bride calls police to stop wedding as trafficking fears grow | | | By Anuradha Nagaraj CHENNAI, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Police in Karnataka have rescued a schoolgirl who called them for help after learning she was to be married to a much older man, campaigners said on Tuesday, in a case highlighting the risk of child trafficking in the region. In a rare occurrence, the 15-year-old called the police a day after pre-wedding ceremonies began in her village in Karnataka's Kalaburagi district. Police officials said eight people, including the 26-year-old prospective groom from the state of Gujarat, have been arrested in connection with the case. |
| South Korea seeks arrest of daughter of Park's friend at centre of scandal | |  By Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant for a daughter of the woman at the centre of President Park Geun-hye's corruption scandal and investigators raided the National Pension Service over possible links to the scandal. A special prosecutor's investigation started on Wednesday into the influence-peddling scandal that threatens to make Park, 64, the first democratically-elected leader to leave office early in disgrace. Parliament has voted to impeach Park, a decision that must be confirmed or overturned by the Constitutional Court.
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| U.S. executions hit 25-year low as capital punishment wanes - study | | | By Jon Herskovitz AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The number of U.S. executions fell to a quarter-century low in 2016 as new death sentences plummeted, indicating capital punishment is on the decline, a study released on Wednesday showed. The number of U.S. executions in 2016 was 20, the lowest since 1991, according to the study from the Death Penalty Information Center, which monitors capital punishment. While 31 states have the death penalty, only five held executions in 2016. |
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