Duterte tells Obama to 'go to hell'
Obama can "go to hell" over his criticism of the Philippines brutal war against drugs, President Rodrigo Duterte says. The European Union - another critic - "better choose purgatory, hell is filled up", he said. Duterte's drugs war has caused thousands of extrajudicial killings. In a speech to local officials and business executives Duterte said he was disappointed with the US for criticizing the Philippines' tactics to combat the drug trade. He also described Washington as an unreliable ally.
Farc ceasefire will end this month
The ceasefire with Farc rebels will end on 31 October, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has said. Negotiators have resumed talks in Cuba to try to resurrect a peace deal following its rejection in Sunday's referendum. "I hope we can move forward to realize the necessary agreement to find a solution to this conflict," Santos said. All sides in Colombia want an end to more than 50 years of fighting. However opponents of the government insist on a renegotiation of part of the peace deal. Led by the former President, Alvaro Uribe, they say they do not want the rebels to be guaranteed seats in Congress, or their leaders offered immunity from prison.
Germany drops Turkey President Erdogan insult case
German prosecutors have dropped an investigation into a TV comedian accused of insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The prosecutors in the western city of Mainz said they had not found sufficient evidence to continue the inquiry against Jan Boehmermann. In a statement on Tuesday, the prosecutors said that "criminal actions could not be proven with the necessary certainty". It was "questionable", the statement added, whether Boehmermann's poem constituted slander, given the satirical context in which the comedian recited it.
Myanmar scraps stringent emergency law
Myanmar has scrapped a stringent law which had been used by the former military leaders to silence opponents. The Emergency Provisions Act was introduced in 1950 after independence from Britain. It allowed the authorities to detain people without charge and prescribed jail or execution for a wide range of offences considered treason. It allowed punishments of up to seven years for crimes like disrupting public morality or spreading false news.
Ohio to resume executions using a three-drug combination in January
The US state of Ohio is set to resume executions in January using a three-drug combination after stalling lethal injections for nearly three years. Ohio has not executed anyone since January 2014, in part due to death row lawsuits and a drug shortage. A new execution policy is expected to be announced at the end of the week.
Thailand opens specialized corruption court
Thailand on Monday opened a specialized corruption court in hopes of finalizing cases more quickly and possibly expanding the reach of the cases that can be tried. Government corruption was one of the rationales provided for the military coup two years ago, and this dedicated court is one route to implementing Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha's recent promise to eliminate corruption within 20 years. The court will hear any case dealing with corruption in the private or public sector. While there are hopes of success for the court, some believe it is only a symbolic move intended to gain public support for the government.
Government drops ICANN control
The United States is ceding its controlling stake in the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), which controls the domain names for the Internet. Starting tomorrow, ICANN will be an autonomous organization after its 18 year contract with the US Commerce Department expires, and will operate in the same way, except without as many governmental pressures. Republican lawmakers have already spoken out against the change, warning that the US is "giving away the Internet," and the Attorney Generals of Arizona, Oklahoma, Texas and Nevada filing a federal lawsuit to block the transition.
Obama hails enforcement on trade deals to win support for T.P.P.
Actions have been taken against Chinese grain exports, India's barriers to solar-panel parts, European subsidies for airliner manufacturing and foreign fishing subsidies.
Judges push brevity in briefs, and get a torrent of arguments
The Constitution of the United States clocks in at 4,543 words. Yet a number of lawyers contend that 14,000 words are barely enough to lay out their legal arguments. That's the maximum word count for briefs filed in federal appellate courts. For years, judges have complained that too many briefs are repetitive and full of outmoded legal jargon, and that they take up too much of their time. A recent proposal to bring the limit down by 1,500 words unleashed an outcry among lawyers.
EU tightens ban on torture equipment
The European Parliament has voted to tighten up legislation banning exports of torture equipment from the EU. The vote in Strasbourg is intended to close loopholes in the EU's 2005 anti-torture regulation, and the move is backed by EU governments. The ban includes items such as portable electric shock devices, shackles and handcuffs modified to inflict pain. The changes extend restrictions on chemicals used in executions and ban training in torture techniques. The EU's prohibition on the death penalty has already limited US prison authorities' access to some chemicals used to kill death row prisoners by lethal injection. The new legislation also seeks to block the transit of torture equipment through EU countries.
Antitobacco groups sue to require graphic labels on cigarette packs
Antitobacco groups have filed a lawsuit against the US Food and Drug Administration to push the agency to require graphic warning labels on cigarettes.
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