U.S. military says ‘opting out’ of some exercises following Gulf rift
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United States is scaling back its involvement in some joint military exercises in the Gulf region, a spokesman said on Friday, following a rift between Qatar and its neighbors.
Australians give up 51,000 illegal guns as govt stands by tough laws
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australians turned in 51,000 illegal firearms, ranging from 19th-century weapons to a rocket launcher, during a three-month amnesty that ended on Friday, and which Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said had helped avert Las Vegas-style…
U.N. braces for more Rohingya to flee, seeks access to Rakhine, Myanmar
GENEVA (Reuters) – Muslim Rohingyas continue to flee Myanmar to Bangladesh and the United Nations is bracing for possible “further exodus”, the U.N. humanitarian aid chief said on Friday.
North Korea ‘restarts’ operations at closed, South-invested factory zone
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea has restarted operations at the Kaesong industrial zone, state-run web sites said on Friday, after the joint venture with South Korea was suspended last year amid disagreement over the North’s nuclear and missile programs….
Cambodian government files lawsuit to dissolve main opposition party
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Cambodian government lawyers filed a lawsuit on Friday to demand the dissolution of the main opposition party, in a move that would help Prime Minister Hun Sen extend his 32-year rule when the poor Southeast Asian nation votes in…
Syrian army nears IS stronghold al-Mayadin: Hezbollah media unit
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian army and its allies have advanced to within 10 km (7 miles) of al-Mayadin, a military media unit run by the Lebanese Hezbollah group said on Friday, bringing them close to a city seen as the current main base of Islamic St…
Divisions over UK PM May’s future burst into open with plot to topple her
LONDON (Reuters) – Divisions over the future of British Prime Minister Theresa May burst into the open on Friday with a former chairman of her party saying 30 Conservative members of parliament backed a plot to topple her.
Japan ad agency Dentsu fined for making employees do too much overtime: media
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese advertising giant Dentsu Inc has been slapped with a fine of some 500,000 yen ($44,000) after a Tokyo court ruled that it had made employees work overtime beyond legal limits, local media reported.
Hungary PM warns against eroding free movement for EU citizens
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Europe must focus on preserving the free movement of EU citizens as its leaders make plans to overhaul the bloc.
Australians hand over 51,000 illegal firearms in gun amnesty
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said about 51,000 illegal firearms, a fifth of all illegal guns in the country, were surrendered in a three-month amnesty ending on Friday.
