New satellite images reveal North Korea took recent steps to conceal nuclear weapons site By Zachary Cohen and Kylie Atwood , CNN
Updated 1514 GMT (2314 HKT) March 2, 2021
The image, captured by Maxar on February 11 and analyzed by experts at the Middlebury Institute, shows North Korea built new structures at its Yongdoktong site over the course of 2020 -- an effort researchers say is likely intended to obscure a pair of underground tunnel entrances that lead to the facility where nuclear weapons are stored.
Criminal complaint filed against Mohammed bin Salman in German court
Reporters without Borders accuses Saudi heir of crimes against humanity over persecution of journalists
Tue 2 Mar 2021 09.30 GMT
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman and other high-ranking Saudi officials have been accused of committing crimes against humanity in a criminal complaint filed in Germany by Reporters without Borders (RSF), the press freedom group.
The 500-page complaint, filed with the German public prosecutor in general in the federal court of justice in Karlsruhe, centres on the “widespread and systematic” persecution of journalists in Saudi Arabia, including the arbitrary detention of 34 journalists there and the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi , the Washington Post columnist.
Kidnappers ‘release’ almost 300 schoolgirls in Nigeria Some of the girls taken by an armed gang were as young as 10
Gunmen have freed all 279 girls abducted from a boarding school last week, the governor of Zamfara state in Nigeria has said.
The girls were taken on Friday from Government Girls Junior Secondary School (GGSS) in Jangebe town. Initial reports suggested that 317 girls were taken from the school by an armed gang.
Several managed to escape into the bush at the time of the kidnapping, while the rest of the girls were freed on Tuesday morning.
Myanmar: Protesters hit with stun grenades ahead of ASEAN talks Police used stun grenades and tear gas against demonstrators, following the bloodiest weekend of the protests. Meanwhile, ASEAN leaders are calling for dialogue between Suu Kyi and the military. Protesters in Myanmar took to the streets again on Tuesday to protest the ousting of Aung San Suu Kyi's elected government last month, as foreign ministers geared up to meet on the crisis.
This week's talks between members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) follow the suspected deaths of at least 18 people on Sunday, the most violent day since last month's coup sparked nationwide mass protests.
SDF militia forcibly conscripting teachers in Syria: Report The conscription of teachers is affecting the education of nearly half a million students in the governorates of Hasakah, Deir Az Zor and Raqqa
A continuing campaign to forcibly conscript people into the ranks of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) has seen 61 teachers in northeast Syria detained and 550 arbitrarily dismissed from their jobs since the start of the year, a report by the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) says.
The conscription of teachers is affecting the education of nearly half a million students in the governorates of Hasakah, Deir Az Zor and Raqqa, areas under control of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES), said the report .
2 American men wanted for aiding Ghosn's escape arrive in Japan By Eimi Yamamitsu and Nate Raymond
An American father and son accused of helping former Nissan Motor Co Ltd Chairman Carlos Ghosn flee Japan arrived in Tokyo on Tuesday to face questioning from prosecutors and the prospect of charges that could carry a three-year prison term.
The plane carrying U.S. Army Special Forces veteran Michael Taylor, 60, and his son Peter, 28, who were extradited by U.S. authorities on Monday, landed at Narita airport, and the two men were escorted onto a waiting police bus.
The Taylors will not be indicted immediately, but will likely face charges after an investigation is concluded.
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