Papua New Guinea aid workers race to deliver supplies as aftershocks strike
MELBOURNE/WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Aid workers struggled to reach remote areas of Papua New Guinea’s rugged highlands on Tuesday as aftershocks rattled the region, more than a week after a powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake killed dozens of people.
Former Russian double agent critically ill in Britain after exposure to unidentified substance
SALISBURY, England (Reuters) – A former Russian double agent convicted in Moscow of betraying dozens of agents to British intelligence was critically ill in hospital on Tuesday after he was exposed to an unidentified substance in southern England.
Myanmar’s ‘ethnic cleansing’ of Rohingya continues, says U.N. human rights official
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar’s “ethnic cleansing” of Rohingya Muslims was continuing, a senior U.N. human rights official said on Tuesday, more than six months after insurgent attacks sparked a security response that has driven nearly 700,000 people into…
South Korean provincial governor resigns over sexual assault claim
SEOUL (Reuters) – An up-and-coming South Korean provincial governor announced his resignation on Tuesday, just hours after an aide accused him of repeated sexual assault, as the snowballing #MeToo movement rattled the country’s political establishment….
Politics back in fashion in Thailand despite poll delays
Baan Saladin, Thailand (Reuters) – Thai junta leader Prayuth Chan-ocha rowed a boat across a pond dotted with lotus leaves, planted some rice stalks in a field and turned to villagers who had come to meet him in Baan Saladin village in central Thailand…
Chile’s Bachelet proposes new constitution in last days in office
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chile’s outgoing President Michelle Bachelet said on Monday that she would send Congress legislation to replace the country’s dictator-era constitution with one to guarantee equal pay for men and women and the right to strike for w…
Saudi gives Air India overflight rights for its Israel routes: Netanyahu
(Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Saudi Arabia had granted Air India [AIN.UL] permission to fly over its territory on its new routes to and from Tel Aviv.
China defends defense spending rise as low, proportional
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese state media on Tuesday defended the country’s 8.1 percent budgeted increase in military spending for this year as proportionate and low, saying Beijing has not been goaded into an arms race with the United States.
German coalition deal no ‘blank cheque’ for Europe, conservative tells SPD
BERLIN (Reuters) – A senior conservative lawmaker on Tuesday told Germany’s Social Democrats they would jeopardize a hard-fought coalition agreement if they went overboard with spending plans for Europe.
North Korea leader wants to advance Korea ties, makes agreement with South: KCNA
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met senior South Korean government officials for the first time and said it is his “firm will to vigorously advance” inter-Korean ties and pursue reunification, the North’s official news agency said on …
