Cambodia arrests nearly 400 Chinese and Taiwanese nationals over telecom fraud
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Authorities in Cambodia have arrested nearly 400 Chinese and Taiwanese nationals this month on suspicion of operating a telecoms scam to defraud victims in China, police said on Thursday.
China says no risk of contamination from EU egg scare
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Agriculture ministry said on Thursday no eggs from Europe have been imported into the country, leaving no risk of contamination from a scare sweeping Europe about the use of a potentially harmful insecticide.
U.S., Japan step up defense cooperation to counter N.Korea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and Japan will step up their defense cooperation to deal with the threat from nuclear-armed North Korea as tensions in East Asia remain high, officials from the two allies said on Thursday.
Ticket to rot for fruit stranded without flights in Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s plans to fly shipments from southern fruit growers to India have gone awry, leaving tons of grapes and melons to rot as officials scramble to add flights, while trading blame for the delays.
Thousands of Mexicans march to scrap NAFTA, as government fights to save it
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – While Mexican government negotiators fought tooth and nail to save the North American Free Trade Agreement during talks in Washington, thousands of Mexican farmers and workers took to the streets on Wednesday demanding the deal …
South Korea’s Moon says U.S. to seek Seoul’s approval before any action on North Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Thursday U.S. President Donald Trump has promised to seek Seoul’s approval before pursuing any option against nuclear-armed North Korea.
Hong Kong democrat charged with ‘misleading’ police over abduction claim
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong police have charged a democracy activist with misleading police after claiming he had been abducted and assaulted by mainland Chinese agents.
Two killed on Gaza-Egypt border in confrontation between Hamas and rival Islamist militants
GAZA (Reuters) – A Hamas security man and a member of a rival Islamist militant group were killed on Thursday in a confrontation in the Gaza Strip near the Palestinian enclave’s border with Egypt, security sources said.
Saudi Arabia to open border, airports to Qatari pilgrims
DUBAI/DOHA (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia will open a border crossing for Qataris making the haj pilgrimage and provide a plane to fly pilgrims in, despite a rift in which Saudi Arabia and other states in the region severed transport links with Qatar.
Police believe thieves steal Venezuela zoo animals to eat them
MARACAIBO, Venezuela (Reuters) – Venezuela authorities are investigating the theft of animals from a zoo in western state of Zulia that were likely snatched to be eaten, a further sign of hunger in a country struggling with chronic food shortages.
