Leading Turkish activist charged with trying to overthrow government: media
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Prominent Turkish rights activist and businessman Osman Kavala has been jailed pending trial on charges of violating the constitution and attempting to overthrow the government, state-run Anadolu news agency reported on Wednesday.
Myanmar says Bangladesh dragging feet over repatriating Rohingya
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar has blamed Bangladesh for delaying the start of a repatriation process for hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees, saying it feared Dhaka could be stalling until it receives multi-million dollars of international a…
Australia’s famed Uluru outback monolith to be closed to climbers
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s world-famous Uluru, formerly known as Ayers Rock, will be closed to climbers from 2019, its management board said on Wednesday, ending a decades-long campaign by Aborigines to protect their sacred monolith in the Northern…
Russia’s Medvedev says the world shouldn’t be dominated by one currency
BEIJING (Reuters) – Russia and China were considering linking their national payment system, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday, as he called for a more balanced global finance structure.
South Korea’s Moon says cannot recognize North Korea as nuclear state
SEOUL/BEIJING (Reuters) – South Korea will never tolerate North Korea as a nuclear state, nor will Seoul have nuclear weapons, President Moon Jae-in said on Wednesday, as China pledged to work on denuclearization after setting aside a dispute with Seou…
EU MPs threaten Cambodia aid and trade over crackdown
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – A European Parliament delegation warned on Tuesday that Cambodia could face EU action over aid and vital trade preferences if the human rights situation worsened further.
Tribal blockade in Peru’s oil block lifted after government deal
LIMA (Reuters) – Indigenous villagers ended a 43-day protest that had halted production in Peru’s largest oil block after signing a deal with the government, tribal leaders and officials said on Tuesday.
South Korea’s Moon says cannot recognize North Korea as nuclear state
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea will never recognize or tolerate North Korea as a nuclear state, nor will Seoul have nuclear weapons, the South’s President Moon Jae-in said on Wednesday, while China said it would work with Seoul to denuclearize the Korea…
China says will work with South Korea towards denuclearization on Korean peninsula
BEIJING (Reuters) – China and South Korea will work towards denuclearization on the Korean peninsula, the Chinese foreign ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.
Exclusive: U.S. pursues direct diplomacy with North Korea despite Trump rejection
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is quietly pursuing direct diplomacy with North Korea, a senior State Department official said on Tuesday, despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s public assertion that such talks are a waste of time.
