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| Sorin Grindeanu named as Romania's prime minister designate | |  BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's President named Sorin Grindeanu from the ruling leftist Social Democrat Party (PSD) as prime minister designate on Friday, his office said. Grindeanu, a 43-year-old mathematician and former deputy mayor of the western city of Timisoara, is expected to win parliament's backing as early as next week. His party won a Dec. 11 election by a wide margin and together with coalition partner ALDE, has 250 of the 465 seats in the two houses of parliament. (Reporting by Radu Marinas; Editing by Andrew Heavens)
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| China's Xinjiang sets up legal team to prosecute terror cases | |  Prosecutors in China's violence-prone far western region of Xinjiang have set up a special team to handle terror-related cases, state news agency Xinhua said on Friday. Hundreds of people have been killed in recent years in resource-rich Xinjiang, on the borders of central Asia, in violence between the Muslim Uighur people who call the region home and ethnic majority Han Chinese. China denies any repression in Xinjiang.
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| Indians line up at banks to deposit savings or see them disappear | |  Prime Minister Narendra Modi last month said 500 and 1,000 bank notes - worth a combined $256 billion and 86 percent of cash in circulation - would cease to be legal tender after Dec. 30, disrupting the lives of hundreds of millions. "I'm here to deposit a few old notes before the deadline expires," said Rakesh Kumar, queuing outside a bank in New Delhi. "But I expect the government and RBI (central bank) to quickly replenish banks and ATMs with new notes so that we can withdraw without any trouble." Only 35-40 percent of ATM machines were currently dispensing cash, according to Ramaswamy Venkatachalam, managing director, India and South Asia, Fidelity Information Services, a banking technology provider.
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| Duterte delegates Philippines into economic sweet spot but misgivings rising | |  By Neil Jerome Morales and Martin Petty MANILA (Reuters) - After six months at the helm in the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte has been touting just two achievements of his presidency - a vicious war on drugs and a surprise alliance with his country's bitter rival, China. Advisers say Duterte's economic successes come from using a strategy he honed as the long-time mayor of Davao City at a national level. By his own admission, Duterte says he is no expert on the economy and leaves it to "the bright guys" in his cabinet.
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| Turkey detains 30 Islamic State suspects in Adana - Dogan agency | | | Turkish police detained 30 people suspected of links to Islamic State in the southern province of Adana, the Dogan news agency reported on Friday, as clashes between Turkish soldiers and the jihadist group intensified in northern Syria. It said the suspects were taken to Adana police headquarters after routine health checks. Turkey launched a military incursion into Syria on Aug. 24 in support of Syrian rebels to try to drive Islamic State away from the border area, and has frequently carried out raids on suspected jihadist safe-houses in Istanbul and other cities. |
| Turkish parliamentary commission approves constitutional change draft law | |  The Turkish parliament's constitutional commission approved a draft constitutional reform law on Friday, paving the way for the general assembly to debate a bill expanding the president's powers, parliamentary sources said. After a parliamentary vote, Turkey is set to hold a referendum on the changes by spring, a move that would enable President Tayyip Erdogan to acquire the executive presidency he has long sought. Erdogan has turned a largely ceremonial presidency into a powerful platform by drawing on his unrivalled popularity.
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| Beijing police punished after environmentalist's death in custody | | | Two Beijing police officers have been punished following the death of an environmentalist in custody in May, state media said on Friday, a case that sparked public disquiet about China's law enforcement methods. Lei Yang, 29, was arrested in a massage parlour as part of a police operation against prostitution and died hours later after choking on his own vomit. While prosecutors decided last week not to press charges against the police officers, two of them have now been punished, the official China Daily said, citing the Beijing police. |
| U.S. evicts Russians for spying, imposes sanctions after election hacks | |  By Jeff Mason and Lesley Wroughton HONOLULU/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday ordered the expulsion of 35 Russian suspected spies and imposed sanctions on two Russian intelligence agencies over their involvement in hacking U.S. political groups in the 2016 presidential election. The measures, taken during the last days of Obama's presidency, mark a new post-Cold War low in U.S.-Russian ties and set up a potential flashpoint between incoming President-elect Donald Trump and fellow Republicans in Congress over how to deal with Moscow. Obama, a Democrat, had promised consequences after U.S. intelligence officials blamed Russia for hacks intended to influence the 2016 election.
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| Australian police charge man over New Year's Eve threats in Sydney | | | Australian counter-terror officers arrested a 40-year-old man at Sydney Airport, after he disembarked from a flight from London, and charged him with making online threats "relating to New Year's Eve" festivities in Sydney, police said on Friday. The arrest follows police raids across the southern city of Melbourne a week ago, which authorities said foiled an Islamic State-inspired plot to attack prominent sites in the city on Christmas Eve. Damien O'Neil was arrested late on Thursday and refused bail by a court on Friday. |
| From DNA to laws to data, five key tools to combat trafficking in 2017 | |  By Ed Upright LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - With the power of technology and legal clout, many experts agree that 2017 could be the tipping point in the global battle against human trafficking and modern slavery. Technology Technological innovation and scientific advances are more important than ever in monitoring, detecting and prosecuting cases of trafficking. U.S.-based software group LaborVoices provides a mobile phone based service allowing factory employees to anonymously report abuse, late wages, safety conditions and child labour.
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| China official dealing with Taiwan accused of bribery | | | China's state prosecutor on Friday formally accused a former deputy head of China's Taiwan Affairs Office with bribery and abuse of power, setting the stage for his trial. Gong Qinggai was put under investigation by the ruling Communist Party in January. In a brief statement, the state prosecutor said Gong abused his power to "seek benefits for others" and illegally took large sums of money, meaning he will be prosecuted for bribery. |
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