Kenya defends deportations to China; Taiwan fumes and other top stories.

• Kenya defends deportations to China; Taiwan fumes

  NAIROBI Kenya on Tuesday defended its deportation of two groups of Taiwanese to China after they were acquitted in a cyber crime case, a move that has drawn an angry reaction from Taipei.The Kenyan government said the people were in Kenya illegally and were being sent back to where they had come from.Kenya does not have official relations with Taiwan and considers the island part of China, in line with Beijing's position.Taiwan's foreign ministry said one of the Taiwanese sent to China was als..

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• IMF cuts global growth outlook again, warns of political risks

  

  WASHINGTON The International Monetary Fund warned on Tuesday of the risk of political isolationism, notably Britain's possible exit from the European Union, and the risk of growing economic inequality as it cut its global economic growth forecast for the fourth time in a year.In the run-up to the annual spring meetings of the IMF and the World Bank in Washington, D.C. this week, the IMF said the global economy was vulnerable to shocks such as sharp currency devaluations and worsening geopoliti..

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• Italy passes Renzi's flagship reform, opening way for referendum

  

  ROME The Italian parliament passed Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's flagship constitutional reform on Tuesday, opening the way for a referendum later this year on an overhaul aimed at giving Italy more stable governments.Renzi says the reform will increase political stability and end decades of revolving-door governments that have made it difficult to revive the country's debt-ridden economy. He has promised to resign if the referendum goes against him.The reform effectively abolishes the Senate ..

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• UK would face tough choices after a Brexit vote: think tank

  

  LONDON Britain will need to make choices on trade, labor laws and the environment that could be unpopular with voters if it wants to offset the hit to its economy from any decision to leave the European Union, a think tank said on Wednesday.Britain's economic output would probably be between 0.5 and 1.5 percent smaller than it would otherwise be by 2030 if it decides to quit the bloc in a referendum in June, according to Open Europe, a pro-market research unit.That kind of impact would not be ..

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• Nigeria: UN human rights experts call for progress in abduction of schoolgirls in Chibok

  

  Kicking off what he has called a “new and transparent process,” General Assembly President Mogens Lykketoft today opened informal dialogues with candidates for the next United Nations Secretary-General, for the first time providing an opportunity for substantive and open engagement with the candidates – for the full UN membership and the public.

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• Afghan Taliban announce launch of fresh spring offensive

  

  Afghan security forces stand guard in front of Parliament building in Kabul, Afghanistan on March 28, 2016. (Haroon Sabawoon - Anadolu Agency) By Zabihullah Tamanna KABULThe Afghan Taliban on Tuesday announced the launch of a fresh spring offensive as the groups’ insurgency entered its 15th year. Praising the achievements of late group leader Mullah Mohammad Omar, the Taliban’s leadership council said in a statement that it..

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