[Reuters]• A blast at a Japanese restaurant in Sapporo, on the northern island of Hokkaido, injured more than 40 people. [The New York Times]• A landmark genocide verdict against two former Khmer Rouge leaders has been thrown into question because one of their lawyers let his law license lapse. [The New York Times]• In China, the case of a 12-year-old boy who was able to return to school five days after stabbing his mother to death has raised widespread questions about the country’s juvenile justice system. [The New York Times]• Owen, a tropical cyclone that was downgraded to a tropical low, brought record-breaking rainfall to northern Queensland, along with dangers from floodwaters, downed trees and crocodiles. [The New York Times]

Source: New York Times December 16, 2018 19:41 UTC