Trump-Russia inquiry: President 'looking forward' to interview
President Donald Trump has for the first time said he is prepared to be questioned under oath as part of an investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 US election.
He said he was "looking forward" to it, subject to the advice of his lawyers.
Investigators are assessing if the Trump campaign colluded with Russia to influence the election in his favour - a claim denied by Mr Trump and Russia.
Investigators will also determine if Mr Trump obstructed the inquiry.
The US intelligence community has already concluded that Moscow tried to sway the presidential election in favour of Mr Trump.
The president had previously said he thought an interview was "unlikely"because there had been no collusion.
China 'holding at least 120,000 Uighurs in re-education camps'
US-backed news group claims Mao-style camps are springing up on China’s western border
Radio Free Asia (RFA), a US-backed news group whose journalists have produced some of the most detailed reporting on the heavily securitised region of Xinjiang, said it obtained the figure from a security official in Kashgar, a city in China’s far west that has been the focus of a major crackdown.
Last year, as Xi Jinping was crowned China’s most powerful leader since Chairman Mao at a politically sensitive congress in Beijing, Xinjiang’s re-education centres were “inundated” by detainees, who were forced to endure cramped and squalid conditions, the report said. Just in the city of Kashgar – which has a population of about half a million inhabitants – tens of thousands of people were allegedly confined. Taking into account the wider region around Kashgar, the number allegedly rose to 120,000.
EU top court dismisses class action suit against Facebook
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled an Austrian privacy activist can not bring a class action lawsuit against Facebook. Max Schrems had been seeking damages for himself and 25,000 others for privacy violations.
Europe's highest court ruled on Thursday that Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems could not bring a class action lawsuit against Facebook for what he claims is illegal use of private data.
With 25,000 signatories to his suit, Schrems' case was highly unusual for Europe, where class action lawsuits are rarely recognized.
The facts of the case:
- Since 2014, Schrems has been making assertions that Facebook violates the data protection rights of European users, including giving their data to a US intelligence agency.
Brazil court upholds Lula graft conviction in blow to election hopes
A Brazilian appeals court Wednesday upheld ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's conviction for corruption, dealing a body blow to his hopes of running for re-election this year.
The three-judge panel sitting in the southern city of Porto Alegre unanimously ruled that his original 9.5-year jail sentence be extended to more than 12 years.
Thousands of Lula supporters rallied in Sao Paolo to protest the verdict.
Wearing a short-sleeved black T-shirt, the 72-year-old was defiant, telling the crowd of around 10,000 that he intended to run for the presidency despite the court setback.
"Now I want to run for the presidency," he said to wild cheers.
In less than 3 months, a major international city will likely run out of water
Updated 0400 GMT (1200 HKT) January 25, 2018
In Cape Town, South Africa, they're calling it "Day Zero" -- the day when the taps run dry.
A few days ago, city officials had said that day will come on April 22. This week, they moved up the date to April 12.
Cape Town is South Africa's second-largest city and a top international tourist draw. Now, residents play a new and delicate game of water math each day.
They're recycling bath water to help flush toilets. They're being told to limit showers to 90 seconds. And hand sanitizer, once somewhat of an afterthought, is now a big seller.
"Unwashed hair is now a sign of social responsibility," resident Darryn Ten told CNN.
Freed Hassan Diab demands probe over 'terrorism' ordeal
by Mersiha Gadzo
"Is it possible?" Ottawa professor Hassan Diab asked himself when he heard the news.
After three years and two months held in solitary confinement in a maximum security prison in a Parisian suburb, Diab - a 64-year-old Canadian - was stunned in disbelief when his lawyer finally delivered the news that he had been dreaming about for so long.
The judge had dismissed the allegations against him and had ordered for his immediate release.
He was freed on January 15.
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