Exclusive: Japan seeks Southeast Asia clout with chopper parts for Philippines military – sources
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s army will give thousands of helicopter parts to keep Philippine military choppers airborne, helping Tokyo gain clout with Manila in a contest with China to secure influence over the strategic South China Sea nation, four sourc…
Turkey orders detention of 35 people, including journalists, in latest crackdown: Anadolu
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish authorities on Thursday issued detention warrants for 35 people, including nine journalists, on suspicion of links to last July’s attempted military coup, the state-run Anadolu news agency said.
Merkel support slides six weeks before election, SPD rival even weaker
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel, about to return from holiday, has seen her popularity fall by 10 points just six weeks before an election in which she hopes to win a fourth term.
London double-decker bus crashes into building, passengers injured
LONDON (Reuters) – A double-decker bus crashed into a building in south London, British police said on Thursday, injuring a number of people and trapping two passengers inside.
Former Syrian rebels flee, hide from army conscription
BEIRUT (Reuters) – After fighting against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for six years, rebel soldier Abu Mohammed laid down his arms as part of a peace deal in his home town of Moadamiya last year.
Mexico’s ruling party moves toward allowing outsider presidential candidate
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) took a key step on Wednesday toward allowing non-party members, such as Finance Minister Jose Antonio Meade, to run for president in next year’s election.
China offers rocket launchers, radar system to Malaysia – reports
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – China will offer Malaysia advanced rocket launchers and a radar system to be based on the southern tip of the Southeast Asian country, media reports have said, in a move that could raise security concerns for neighboring Singap…
Cuba says investigating ‘incidents’ concerning U.S. diplomats in Havana
WASHINGTON/HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba said on Wednesday it was investigating allegations by the United States that unspecified “incidents” caused physical symptoms in Americans serving at the U.S. Embassy in Havana, after two Washington-based Cuban diplom…
Chinese province says ends corruption ‘cancer’
BEIJING (Reuters) – A Chinese province whose corruption problem was once likened to cancer has turned over a new leaf, like the spring rain blowing away smog, its top official wrote in the country’s leading newspaper on Thursday.
Putin’s visit to breakaway Georgian region ‘inappropriate’: U.S
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit this week to the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia was “inappropriate,” the U.S. State Department said in a statement on Wednesday.
