Five years after graft scandal, China city says still dealing with aftermath
BEIJING (Reuters) – Five years after the charismatic and high-profile former Communist Party boss of the Chinese metropolis of Chongqing was jailed for life for graft, the city has yet to fully root out his “evil legacy”, its top official said on Tuesd…
Unidentified substance leaves former Russian double agent critically ill in Britain
SALISBURY, England (Reuters) – British police raced on Tuesday to identify the substance suspected of striking down a former Russian double agent convicted of treason in Moscow for betraying dozens of spies to British intelligence.
Sri Lanka declares state of emergency after Buddhist-Muslim clash
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka declared a nationwide state of emergency for 10 days on Tuesday to stop the spread of communal violence, a government spokesman said, after clashes erupted between majority Buddhists and members of the minority Muslim comm…
Former Russian double agent critically ill in Britain, police says ‘alive to fact of state threats’
SALISBURY, England (Reuters) – A former Russian double agent convicted of treason in Moscow was critically ill in a British hospital on Tuesday after exposure to an unknown substance, with police saying it had to be “alive to the fact of state threats”…
Russia offers rebels safe passage out of eastern Ghouta
MOSCOW/BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Russian military has offered Syrian rebels safe passage out of eastern Ghouta, setting out a proposal to let the insurgents surrender their last major stronghold near Damascus to President Bashar al-Assad, which fighters h…
Japan’s navy appoints first woman to command warship squadron
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s navy on Tuesday appointed the first woman to command a warship squadron, including the flagship Izumo helicopter carrier, as it tries to lure more females to make up for a dearth of male recruits in graying Japan.
Russia offers rebels safe passage out of Syria’s Eastern Ghouta
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s military has offered to guarantee safe passage out of Syria’s Eastern Ghouta for rebel fighters and their families.
After Park, former South Korean President Lee summoned over bribery allegations
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean prosecutors have called former President Lee Myung-bak to appear for questioning over allegations he took bribes when in office, a prosecutor said on Tuesday in the latest top-level political corruption scandal to rock th…
China defends hike in military spending as proportionate and low
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s increase in military spending for 2018, the biggest rise in three years, was proportionate and low, and Beijing had not been goaded into an arms race with the United States, state media said on Tuesday.
Myanmar’s ‘ethnic cleansing’ of Rohingya continues, U.N. rights official says
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar’s “ethnic cleansing” of Rohingya Muslims is 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 …
