South Korea ‘humbly accepts’ there is no proof border park cash funded North’s weapons
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea said on Thursday it “humbly accepts” there is no evidence North Korea diverted wages paid to its workers by South Korean firms in a now-closed border industrial park to bankroll its weapons programs as the previous governm…
Putin says St. Petersburg supermarket bombing was terrorism
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said a bomb blast in a St. Petersburg supermarket on Wednesday was an act of terrorism, and that security forces whose lives were threatened by terrorist suspects should shoot to kill if necessary.
U.N. rights investigator calls for pressure on China, Russia over Myanmar abuses
SEOUL (Reuters) – The United Nations’ independent investigator into human rights in Myanmar has called for international pressure on China and Russia to try to get them to oppose human rights abuses in Myanmar.
South Korea says ‘comfort women’ deal flawed, but Japan insists on no change
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Thursday that a 2015 agreement with Japan over South Korean “comfort women” was seriously flawed after Japan said any attempt to revise it could damage relations.
India aims for law that could jail Muslim men who instantly divorce wives
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The Indian government on Thursday introduced a bill in parliament aimed at prosecuting Muslim men who divorce their wives through the “triple talaq”, or instant divorce, which women complain violates their right to equality.
At least 40 killed, 30 wounded in Afghanistan blast: official
KABUL (Reuters) – At least 40 people were killed and 30 wounded in a bomb attack on the Afghan Voice news agency in the capital, Kabul, on Thursday, an Interior Ministry spokesman said.
China pledges support for Cambodia election after EU, U.S. withdraw
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – China will provide equipment for Cambodia’s 2018 election, including ballot boxes and booths, an official said on Thursday, the first such pledge from abroad since the European Union and the United States withdrew their support.
China says more than 18,000 officials failed or performed badly in protecting environment
BEIJING (Reuters) – More than 18,000 Chinese officials failed to take any action or performed badly in protecting the environment since 2016, according to a national crackdown that saw Beijing inspectors visit some of the world’s most polluted cities.
Blast at Afghan news agency office in Kabul, casualties feared
KABUL (Reuters) – An explosion hit an office of the Afghan Voice news agency in the west of the capital Kabul on Thursday and casualties were feared, officials and witnesses said.
Israel passes disputed law muzzling police on high-profile probes
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s parliament ratified on Thursday a law barring police investigators from going public with their findings, in what opposition lawmakers saw as a bid to soften scrutiny of corruption probes against Prime Minister Benjamin N…
