Manila / AFP Incoming Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte on Monday hit out at “stupid” human rights campaigners, as he defended his imminent war on crime and emphasised the death penalty was for retribution. Duterte gave a lengthy speech in his southern hometown of Davao to outline his vision for the nation once he takes office on Thursday, with a …

  LAKE ISABELLA / AP Firefighters advanced on a wildfire in central California that has claimed two lives and destroyed 200 homes. Federal fire officials said containment on the 68-square-mile blaze increased from 10 percent to 40 percent. Some 2,000 firefighters were battling the blaze, which destroyed many homes belonging to retirees on fixed incomes with few other possessions. “Most people …

  SAN FRANCISCO / AP Ten people suffered stab wounds and other injuries after members of a white nationalist group that planned to rally outside the California state Capitol building in Sacramento clashed with a larger group of counter protesters, authorities said. The fight broke out when about 30 members of the Traditionalist Worker Party gathering to rally around noon Sunday …