Philippine lawyers to seek murder charges against police who killed teen
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) said it would seek murder charges on Friday against three anti-narcotics policemen whose killing of a high school student last week has triggered rare public outrage about the country’s …
Turkey purges hundreds of civil servants in latest decrees
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey dismissed hundreds civil servants and boosted President Tayyip Erdogan’s powers over the national intelligence agency MIT in two decrees published on Friday under emergency rule imposed after an attempted coup last year.
Japan’s defense chief says Tokyo expressed concern to Beijing over bomber flight
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s defense minister said Tokyo had expressed its concern to Beijing after a flight of Chinese bombers flew close to its territory on Thursday.
Thailand’s Yingluck a no-show for negligence ruling, verdict postponed
BANGKOK/KHON KAEN (Reuters) – A Thai Supreme Court judge said he suspected Yingluck Shinawatra, the prime minister ousted by a coup in 2014, had fled or gone into hiding after she failed to attend court on Friday for the verdict in a negligence case br…
At least 71 killed in Myanmar as Rohingya insurgents stage major attack
YANGON (Reuters) – Muslim militants in Myanmar staged a coordinated attack on 30 police posts and an army base in Rakhine state on Friday, and at least 59 of the insurgents and 12 members of the security forces were killed, the army and government said…
China military warns against return to bad old ways in graft fight
BEIJING (Reuters) – The Chinese military needs to be on its guard against corruption rearing its head again, the official People’s Liberation Army Daily said on Friday, warning the arrow cannot be put back in the quiver in the fight.
Japan says to impose additional sanctions against North Korea
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan will impose additional sanctions against North Korea following the reclusive country’s repeated missile launches and unresolved abduction issue, its top government spokesman said on Friday.
Macau enlists Chinese army as authorities struggle with typhoon fallout
MACAU (Reuters) – Chinese People’s Liberation Army troops were deployed on the streets of Macau on Friday to help clean up in the aftermath of a devastating typhoon and amid mounting criticism authorities were unprepared for the severity of the storm.
China says nothing will stop its long-range air force drills
BEIJING (Reuters) – No amount of interference or shadowing of its aircraft will stop the Chinese air force from carrying out long-range drills, the defense ministry said, announcing another round of exercises of the type that have unnerved Taiwan and J…
New Zealand to increase military personnel in Afghanistan by three
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Just days after the United States said it would increase troop numbers in Afghanistan and ask its allies to do the same, New Zealand on Friday announced an extra three non-combat military personnel, boosting its military commitme…
