Hong Kong lawyers condemn ‘unlawful’ disqualification of candidate
HONG KONG (Reuters) – A group of Hong Kong lawyers on Monday condemned a ban on a democracy activist by the territory’s government to prevent her from contesting a by-election, describing it as the suppression of free expression and a curb on voting.
China says ‘terror’ risks in Xinjiang remains serious despite security push
BEIJING (Reuters) – Unrelenting risks of “terror” and separatist activity in China’s far western region of Xinjiang require a prolonged security crackdown, state media said late on Sunday, after a year-long campaign that saw increased police deployment…
Eleven Afghan soldiers killed in latest attack in Kabul
KABUL (Reuters) – Militants on Monday raided a military academy in Kabul, the Afghan capital, killing 11 soldiers, the fourth major attack in a spate of violence over the past nine days that is putting a new, more aggressive U.S. strategy under the spo…
Myanmar advisory panel chief says it cannot interfere in court case against reporters
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar’s panel of international advisers on Rohingya issues will not get involved in the case of two Reuters journalists charged with violating the Official Secrets Act, its chairman told a state newspaper in an interview published …
British government warned of legal action over DUP deal by campaigners
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s government has been threatened with legal action by an anti-Brexit campaigner and a union over the deal Prime Minister Theresa May struck with a Northern Irish party to keep her Conservatives in power after her botched elec…
Philippines to phase out its beloved cheap but rickety jeepneys
MANILA (Reuters) – Jeepneys, the flamboyant passenger trucks of the Philippines, are nearing the end of their reign as the “Kings of the Road”, but they’re not going down without a fight.
Austrian far-right candidate rejects president’s call to resign
VIENNA (Reuters) – A high-ranking candidate of Austria’s Freedom Party (FPO) rejected the president’s call to step down after it emerged that a fraternity he helped lead distributed song books with Nazi content.
Militants attack army post near military academy in Afghan capital
KABUL (Reuters) – Gunmen attacked an army outpost near one of Afghanistan’s main military academies on Monday and five soldiers were killed and 10 wounded before the attackers were subdued, the defense ministry said.
Voting to survive: Romanians elect mayors despite graft record
DRAGOMIRESTI, Romania (Reuters) – Romanian mayor Dragos Vladulescu has a criminal conviction in a country with one of the EU’s worst corruption records, and yet local voters keep re-electing him and many think he’s doing a great job.
Heat wave leaves thousands of Australian homes without power
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – More than 10,000 homes in Australia’s second most populous state were stuck without power on Monday as a surge in demand amid scorching heat overloaded the grid, in the latest blow to the nation’s stretched power sector.
