Rohingya refugees tell of new violence; call for Myanmar sanctions
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) – Rohingya Muslims fleeing a Myanmar military offensive arrived in Bangladesh on Monday with fresh accounts of violence and arson as a rights group called for sanctions and an arms embargo to stop what the United Nati…
Duterte invites U.N. rights body to open Philippine office as drug killings climb
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday invited the United Nations’ human rights monitor to set up office in the country and join all anti-narcotic operations, amid growing public and global criticism of his bloody war on drug…
Iraqi PM Abadi formally demands suspension of Kurdistan independence vote
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has formally demanded that the Kurdistan region suspend its plan to hold a referendum on independence, planned for Sept. 25, his office said on Monday.
China Communist Party complains about ‘fabricated’ Twitter account
BEIJING (Reuters) – The youth wing of China’s ruling Communist Party on Monday said it had complained to social network Twitter about a fake account set up in its name that has tweeted sarcastic comments about the Communist Party.
Japan PM Abe says to decide timing of election on return from U.N. trip
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he will decide on the timing of a snap general election after he returns on Friday from a trip this week to address the United Nations.
Turkey holds military drill on Iraqi border before Kurdish vote: army
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish armed forces carried out military exercises at the Iraqi border on Monday, the army said, a week ahead of a referendum on Kurdish independence in northern Iraq which Turkey wants canceled.
Malaysia scraps beer festival following Islamists’ objections
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian authorities scrapped an annual beer festival on Monday after an Islamist party objected to the event that had been planned for the first weekend of October in the country’s capital.
Korean peninsula draws range of military drills in show of force against North Korea
BEIJING/SEOUL (Reuters) – The U.S. military staged bombing drills with South Korea over the Korean peninsula and Russia and China began naval exercises ahead of a U.N. General Assembly meeting on Tuesday where North Korea’s nuclear threat is likely to …
Priest rescued as Philippine troops retake Marawi militant stronghold
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine troops rescued a catholic priest held hostage for almost four months by Islamic State-linked rebels after an offensive that captured a stronghold of the militants in southern Marawi City, defense officials said on Monday.
Vietnam jails dissident for five years in crackdown on activists
HANOI (Reuters) – A court in Vietnam jailed dissident Nguyen Van Oai for a further five years on Monday for violating the terms of his probation after a spell in prison, his lawyer said.
