Indonesia suspends infrastructure projects after string of accidents
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia suspended on Tuesday the construction of elevated infrastructure projects, including rail and roads, after a series of accidents raised questions about the safety of a government drive to upgrade transport networks.
Iran finds wreckage of crashed plane on top of mountain
LONDON (Reuters) – Iran has located a passenger plane that crashed with 65 people on board, a military spokesman said on Tuesday, two days after it disappeared from radar over mountainous terrain, increasing Iranians’ fears about the country’s aging fl…
Chinese warships enter East Indian Ocean amid Maldives tensions
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Eleven Chinese warships sailed into the East Indian Ocean this month, a Chinese news portal said, amid a constitutional crisis in the tiny tropical island chain of the Maldives now under a state of emergency.
Britain and U.S. in talks over captured British Islamic State fighters: UK minister
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain and the United States are in talks about the fate of two captured British Islamic State militants, suspected of being part of a notorious group known for torturing and killing Western hostages, British Home Secretary Amber Ru…
Bombs still fall on Syria’s Ghouta after heaviest toll in years
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Pro-government forces carried air raids in Syria’s eastern Ghouta rebel-held enclave overnight on Monday and early on Tuesday after the heaviest one-day death toll from bombardment there in three years, a war monitor said.
Turkey orders detention of 170 soldiers for links to coup plotters: Anadolu
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish authorities issued detention warrants for 170 people suspected of links to the network accused of orchestrating a failed coup in 2016, the state-run Anadolu news agency said on Tuesday.
Investors watching closely as South Africa’s Ramaphosa considers cabinet line-up
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Tuesday his early morning walks gave him time to think about his cabinet amid growing speculation about its composition and the future of the finance minister.
Rising poverty gnaws at Italian social fabric as election nears
HERCULANEUM, Italy (Reuters) – Roberto Biondi’s 89-year-old mother has Alzheimer’s, is housebound and no longer recognizes her son. She is also the family’s main breadwinner.
Australia’s deputy PM loses support of state branch amid sex scandal
SYDNEY (Reuters) – A state branch of the Australian National Party has pulled its support for Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce because of his extramarital affair, its leader said on Tuesday, opening a new rift in the ruling coalition.
Relax and invest, Saudi prince tells investors after corruption crackdown
RIYADH/DUBAI (Reuters) – Three months after Saudi Arabia detained scores of people in a crackdown on corruption, its rulers are trying to reassure investors that the kingdom remains open for business.
