Anger in India over two rapes puts government in bind
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Mounting outrage over two rapes, one in the disputed region of Kashmir and another allegedly involving a lawmaker from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party, gripped India on Friday, with government ministers struggling to dampen p…
Australian businesses air concerns as China strain threatens trade fair
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian businesses which trade with China criticized their government on Friday as the looming cancellation of an event designed to encourage cross-border trade heralded a “low point” in diplomatic relations between the countries….
Russia’s lawmakers propose bans on U.S. imports and investments
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian lawmakers said on Friday they had drafted legislation in response to new U.S. sanctions that proposes banning imports of a raft of U.S. goods and services to Russia, and restricting economic ties.
British ministers back action to deter Syrian chemical weapon use
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May won backing from her senior ministers to take unspecified action with the United States and France to deter further use of chemical weapons by Syria after a suspected poison gas attack on civilians….
Thirty-two U.S. embassy workers in Cambodia fired over alleged sharing of pornography
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – The United States embassy in Cambodia has fired 32 people after they were allegedly caught sharing pornographic material in a non-official chat group, several sources familiar with the matter said on Friday.
Singapore to test facial recognition on lampposts, stoking privacy fears
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – In the not too distant future, surveillance cameras sitting atop over 100,000 lampposts in Singapore could help authorities pick out and recognize faces in crowds across the island-state.
Pakistan bars former PM Sharif from holding office for life
ISLAMABAD/KARACHI (Reuters) – Pakistan’s Supreme Court disqualified deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif from holding office for life on Friday amid an ongoing corruption trial and ahead of general elections due this year.
Taiwan president attends military drill off east coast
SUAO, Taiwan (Reuters) – At a time of rising tension with Beijing, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Friday presided over a military drill by the self-ruled island’s navy for the first time since she took office in 2016.
Philippines’ Duterte apologizes to Suu Kyi for Myanmar ‘genocide’ remark
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte apologized to Myanmar counterpart Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday for saying genocide was taking place in her country, saying his remark was a satirical barb at the West for not taking in Rohingya Muslims…
Violence in Nigeria’s swing states could cost Buhari votes
MAKURDI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s bid for re-election next year could hinge on the swing states of the country’s “Middle Belt”. Worryingly for him, a surge in violence there and rising food prices are chipping away at h…
