Czech PM ready to face allegations as he fights for minority government
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis on Tuesday requested that lawmakers lift his parliamentary immunity so he can face allegations of fraud as he fights to win support for a minority government.
Two killed when explosion destroys buildings in Belgium
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Two people were killed and 14 injured when an explosion in the Belgian city of Antwerp destroyed three buildings.
Japan sees little chance of oil slick from sunk tanker reaching its coast
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan sees little chance of the oil spill from a stricken Iranian tanker that sank on Sunday in the East China Sea reaching its shores, an official at the nation’s environment ministry said on Tuesday.
Canadian suspect in Singapore bank robbery faces UK court on extradition
SINGAPORE/LONDON (Reuters) – A Canadian man suspected of a rare bank robbery in Singapore in 2016 faces a court appearance in Britain on Thursday after he was detained on a extradition request from Singapore.
Bangladesh agrees with Myanmar to complete Rohingya return in two years
DHAKA/YANGON (Reuters) – Bangladesh and Myanmar agreed on Tuesday to complete within two years the return of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who fled an army crackdown last year in Myanmar.
Philippines’ Duterte had ‘nothing to do’ with news site’s license: spokesman
MANILA (Reuters) – The office of Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte sought to distance itself on Tuesday from a regulator’s decision to revoke the license of a prominent news site, rebuffing allegations the administration had initiated a crackdown on th…
Philippines shuts more schools as volcano spews ash and lava
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines’ most active volcano spewed lava that cascaded downslope and emitted ash that fell on nearby towns, state volcanologists said on Tuesday, prompting the provincial government to shut more schools.
South Korean charged with murder of wife, son at Hong Kong Ritz-Carlton
HONG KONG (Reuters) – A South Korean man was formally charged on Tuesday with murdering his wife and six-year-old son at the five-star Ritz-Carlton hotel in Hong Kong.
Vancouver meeting focuses on sanctions as Koreas explore detente
VANCOUVER (Reuters) – A meeting of states that backed South Korea in the Korean war will look at ways to better implement sanctions to push North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons, officials said, even as the North and South explore detente ahead of…
Veteran U.S. diplomat Richardson to work for Reuters reporters release
(Reuters) – Former New Mexico governor Bill Richardson said on Monday he would work toward securing the release of two Reuters journalists arrested in Myanmar in his capacity as a member of an international advisory board on the crisis in Rakhine state…
