Germany holds man suspected of storing explosives, no sign of terrorism link: police

Philippines' Duterte says he's willing to face probe into drug killings


MANILA Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Wednesday his government is willing to face any inquiry into the deaths of hundreds of suspected drug dealers and users as human rights groups express alarm over extrajudicial killings.




North Korea deputy ambassador in UK defects to South


SEOUL North Korea's deputy ambassador in London has defected with his family to South Korea, making him the highest-ranking Pyongyang diplomat ever to flee the isolated regime for the democratic South, South Korea said on Wednesday.




Turkish police detain two dozen journalists after closing pro-Kurdish daily


ISTANBUL Turkish police have detained at least 24 people working for a pro-Kurdish newspaper since it was banned this week on suspicion of supporting Kurdish militants, the newspaper said.