Philippines apologizes to Kuwait for sovereignty violation over ‘rescue’ of workers
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines on Tuesday formally apologized to Kuwait for actions the latter viewed as violation of its sovereignty after the southeast Asian nation’s embassy “rescued” several overseas workers from employers’ homes, the foreign s…
China fails to get Indian support for Belt and Road ahead of summit
BEIJING (Reuters) – China failed to get India’s support for its ambitious Belt and Road infrastructure project at the end of a foreign ministers’ meeting of a major security bloc on Tuesday, ahead of an ice-breaking trip to China this week by India’s p…
Singapore PM reshuffles cabinet with succession question looming
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced a cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday and named Chan Chun Sing, tipped as one of his potential successors, as trade minister.
Indonesia jails former parliament speaker for 15 years over graft
JAKARTA (Reuters) – An Indonesian court on Tuesday sentenced the former speaker of parliament, Setya Novanto, to 15 years in jail for his role in causing state losses of around $170 million, linked to a national electronic identity card scheme.
Quake in southeast Turkey injures 39: state news agency
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – An earthquake struck Turkey’s southeastern province of Adiyaman early on Tuesday, injuring 39 people and damaging buildings, state-run Anadolu news agency reported.
Quake in southeast Turkey injures 13: state news agency
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – An earthquake struck Turkey’s southeastern province of Adiyaman early on Tuesday, injuring 13 people and causing damage to buildings, state-run Anadolu news agency said.
Indonesia investigates reports top Islamic State commander killed
JAKARTA/MANILA (Reuters) – Indonesia is investigating reports from Islamic State supporters that the most senior Southeast Asian commander of the militant group was killed by U.S. air strikes in eastern Syria last week, counter-terrorism officials said…
Russia’s Lavrov says U.S. has no intention to leave Syria: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday the United States had no intention to leave Syria despite Washington saying it had such plans, the RIA state news agency said.
Scars begin to heal a decade after Sichuan quake
BEICHUAN, China (Reuters) – A decade after a massive earthquake rocked China’s southwestern province of Sichuan, killing almost 70,000 people, the scars have begun to heal.
Taiwan to simulate repelling invasion amid China tensions
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan will simulate repelling an invading force, emergency repairs of a major air base and using civilian-operated drones as part of military exercises starting next week, the defense ministry said on Tuesday amid growing tensions w…
