U.S. Navy fires two commanders after Asia sea accidents
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy dismissed two senior officers on Monday after a series of collisions involving Seventh Fleet warships in Asia, citing a loss of confidence in their ability to command.
Merkel silent on finance ministry speculation at Schaeuble’s birthday bash
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel lauded her veteran finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble at a birthday party in his honor on Monday, as a potential coalition partner laid claim to his ministry as their price for keeping her in power.
China to amend party constitution at October congress
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s ruling Communist Party is expected to amend its constitution at a key party congress next month, state media said on Monday, in a sign that President Xi Jinping aims to enshrine his guiding ideological doctrine in the charte…
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.
