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…
Turkey orders detention of 70 army officers over Gulen links: Milliyet
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish prosecutors ordered the detention of 70 serving army officers over alleged links to the U.S.-based preacher accused of orchestrating an attempted coup in 2016, Milliyet daily said on Friday.
More delays in GE power plants a worry for Pakistan’s ruling party
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A pledge by Pakistan’s ruling party to end electricity outages ahead of a general election in mid-2018 is being undermined by the possibility of further delays in new power plants that run on General Electric’s flagship gas turbin…
Bomb kills up to five during football match in Somalia
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – A bomb killed up to five spectators at a football match in southern Somalia, police and a lawmaker said on Friday, the first time an explosion has targeted a stadium.
‘I will arrest you’: Duterte warns ICC lawyer to steer clear of Philippines
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to arrest an International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor if she conducts activities in his country, arguing it was no longer an ICC member so the court had no right to do any inve…
Police investigate second angry daughter of Korean Air Lines chairman
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean police have launched an inquiry into reports a daughter of the chairman of Korean Air Lines threw a water bottle at someone’s face, the second daughter of the airline chief to get into trouble over an angry outburst.
