Turkey orders detention of 216 people in post-coup probe: Anadolu
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish authorities have issued detention warrants for 216 people, including former finance ministry personnel, suspected of having links to last year’s failed coup attempt, the state-run Anadolu news agency said on Wednesday.
Australia’s Victoria state closer to legalizing assisted death
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s second-largest state on Wednesday took another step towards adopting a law allowing voluntary assisted dying for terminally ill patients.
Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa to return home today: ZANU-PF official
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s former vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa, who is expected to be sworn in as president following the resignation of Robert Mugabe, will return home on Wednesday, ruling party ZANU-PF official Larry Mavhima told Reuters.
Small eruption at Bali volcano triggers Singapore travel advisory
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s Mount Agung volcano in Bali has let out a puff of black smoke and ash in a small eruption, prompting Singapore to advise its citizens to be ready to evacuate the holiday island at short notice amid concern about a bigger…
China probes former chief of internet regulator for suspected graft
BEIJING (Reuters) – The former head of China’s powerful internet regulator is under investigation for suspected corruption, the ruling Communist Party said, the latest senior official to be caught up in a sweeping campaign against graft.
Singapore sees running autonomous buses on public roads from 2022
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore is hoping to deploy autonomous buses on public roads in three different districts of the city-state from 2022 to provide better connectivity, the country’s Ministry of Transport said in a statement on Wednesday.
Japan special panel to weigh timing of emperor’s abdication
TOKYO (Reuters) – The timing of Emperor Akihito’s abdication, Japan’s first in nearly two centuries, is to be discussed by a special panel that will meet from Dec. 1, the top government spokesman said on Wednesday.
Air China indefinitely suspends flights between Beijing and Pyongyang
TAIPEI/BEIJING (Reuters) – Air China Ltd has indefinitely suspended flights between Beijing and Pyongyang, citing poor demand as North Korea faces growing sanctions from the United States over its nuclear weapons and missile programs.
Mexican leftist presidential candidate vows financial crime crackdown
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican leftist presidential frontrunner Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has pledged in his manifesto to clamp down on financial crime, and tighten money laundering, banking and tax regulations if elected next July.
Ninth Australian lawmaker quits as citizenship crisis widens
SYDNEY (Reuters) – A ninth Australian lawmaker quit parliament on Wednesday after discovering she was a dual national, the latest casualty in a widening constitutional crisis that has already cost the government its majority.
