Whereabouts of former Thai PM Yingluck unknown, defense minister says
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s defense minister on Monday said he did not know the whereabouts of former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra, days after she failed to show up for a verdict in her trial for negligence at which she faced up to 10 years in…
Myanmar army battles Rohingya insurgents; thousands flee
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) – Myanmar security forces intensified operations against Rohingya insurgents on Monday, police and other sources said, following three days of clashes with militants in the worst violence involving Myanmar’s Muslim min…
Chinese state lottery officials removed on suspected corruption: watchdog
BEIJING (Reuters) – Two top officials previously in charge of China’s official state lottery have been stripped of their positions on suspicion of taking bribes, China’s top graft watchdog said late on Sunday.
Samsung scion Lee appeals against five-year jail term for bribery
SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee has filed an appeal against the five-year jail term he was given for bribery and other charges through his lawyer, according to the Seoul Central District Court’s website on Monday.
U.S. navy recovers remains of all sailors missing after USS McCain collision
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy on Monday confirmed recovery of the remains of all 10 sailors killed after the warship John S. McCain collided with a merchant vessel in waters near Singapore and Malaysia.
Guatemala president defiant over U.N. anti-graft unit head expulsion
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales on Sunday appeared to defy a court ruling that he not expel the head of an influential U.N. anti-graft unit investigating his campaign financing, deepening an institutional crisis in the Cen…
EU urges swifter Brexit talks as London seeks ‘flexibility’
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier said on Monday he was concerned at the slow progress of Brexit talks, while his British counterpart David Davis called for “imagination and flexibility” to move on.
British police issue warning after chemical ‘haze’ on Sussex coast
(Reuters) – Police issued a warning on Sunday after chemical “haze” left up to 50 people on Britain’s south coast suffering irritation to their eyes and throats.
Father of Philippine Islamist militant leaders dies in government custody
MANILA (Reuters) – The father of the leaders of the pro-Islamic State Maute group that seized control of a southern Philippine town in May died while in government custody, authorities said on Sunday.
Dozens killed, wounded by car bomb in Afghan province
KABUL (Reuters) – As many as 13 people, including both Afghan army soldiers and civilians, were killed and 18 wounded by a car bomb in the southern province of Helmand on Sunday, officials said.
