India’s Modi heads to Myanmar as Rohingya refugee crisis worsens
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will discuss rising violence in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state during a visit that begins on Tuesday, and push for greater progress on long-running Indian infrastructure projects, officials sai…
Taiwan appoints new premier to drive reform efforts
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan has appointed as premier William Lai, the mayor of its southern city of Tainan, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Tuesday, as she moved to shore up declining public support.
Cambodia charges opposition leader Kem Sokha with treason
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha has been charged with treason and could face a jail term of 15 to 30 years if convicted, a court said on Tuesday.
Disabled in war, Afghan soldiers seek a living on the streets
JALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Afghan soldier Mehrullah Safi’s military career ended in southern Helmand province last year when a rocket-propelled grenade exploded next to him, severing his right leg. Now he sells mobile telephone cards in the str…
Australia’s high court hears challenge to same-sex marriage vote
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s high court on Tuesday began a hearing on the validity of a government plan for a postal vote to legalize same-sex marriage, a challenge that risks destabilizing the ruling center-right coalition.
China’s Xi says global economy improving, urges resistance to protectionism
XIAMEN, China (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping told an international summit on Tuesday that although the global economy had improved, risk factors had also increased.
Report on Mexican attorney general’s Ferrari drives corruption debate
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A report that Mexico’s attorney general owns a Ferrari registered at an unoccupied house has added a twist to a growing political battle over who will lead a new institution designed to battle corruption.
South Korea eyes bigger warheads, North Korean ICBM reportedly on the move
SEOUL/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – South Korea said on Tuesday an agreement with the United States to scrap a weight limit on its warheads would help it respond to North Korea’s nuclear and missile threat after Pyongyang conducted its sixth and largest n…
Persecution of all Muslims in Myanmar on the rise, rights group says
BANGKOK (Reuters) – The systematic persecution of minority Muslims is on the rise across Myanmar and not confined to the northwestern state of Rakhine, where recent violence has sent nearly 90,000 Muslim Rohingya fleeing, a Myanmar rights group said on…
China’s tighter drone rules send new pilots flocking to school
BEIJING (Reuters) – A buzz fills the sky above a flight base in northern Beijing, as pilots practise take-offs and landings ahead of tests to qualify for a license – to fly drones.
