Syrian army renews push on besieged areas
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian army began an intense bombardment of a rebel enclave near Homs on Monday, a war monitor said, as President Bashar al-Assad pushed to recapture all the remaining areas his forces have besieged.
Danish national first to be convicted under Malaysia’s fake news law
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – A Malaysian court convicted a Danish citizen on Monday for inaccurate criticism of police on social media, the first person to be prosecuted under a new law against fake news.
Morning rush hour blasts kill 25 in Afghan capital
KABUL (Reuters) – Twin blasts in the Afghan capital Kabul killed 25 people on Monday, including journalists who had arrived to report on the first explosion and who were apparently targeted by a suicide bomber in a second attack, officials said.
Cambodia registers parties ahead of July vote after main opposition dissolved
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Cambodia began registering political parties on Monday for a July general election which long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen is poised to win after the Supreme Court dissolved the main opposition party.
Afghan capital hit by morning rush hour blasts, 21 killed
KABUL (Reuters) – Two blasts hit the Afghan capital Kabul on Monday, killing at least 21 people, including a photographer for French news agency AFP, but there was no immediate claim of responsibility, officials said.
Syrian army says ‘enemy’ rockets hit military bases
AMMAN (Reuters) – The Syrian army said on Sunday that rockets had struck several military bases in the Hama and Aleppo countryside in what it said was new “aggression” by its enemies, state television said.
Detractors deride Duterte for asking Filipinos to leave Kuwait
MANILA (Reuters) – A Philippine labor group and a senator accused President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday of gambling with the livelihoods of tens of thousands of Filipinos in Kuwait, after he asked them to come home amid a diplomatic dispute over reported…
Morning rush hour blasts hit Afghan capital, killing four
KABUL (Reuters) – Two explosions hit the Afghan capital of Kabul during the morning rush hour on Monday, killing at least four people and injuring five, officials said, although there were no immediate claims of responsibility.
South Korea to remove loudspeakers along border, North Korea to align time zone with the South
SEOUL (Reuters) – In initial small steps toward reconciliation, South Korea said on Monday it would remove loudspeakers that blared propaganda across the border, while North Korea said it would shift its clocks to align with its southern neighbor.
Thailand frees former magazine editor jailed for royal insult
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A high-profile Thai activist and former magazine editor jailed for insulting the country’s monarchy vowed on Monday to keep pressing his call for democracy after he was released from prison.
