North Korea snubbed Chinese diplomats – report
(Reuters) – North Korea did not respond this month to requests from senior Chinese diplomats, including the country’s foreign minister, to meet North Korean counterparts, amid rising tension with the United States, Bloomberg reported on Monday.
Britain’s Prince Harry sought counseling more than a decade after mother’s death
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Harry sought counseling in his late twenties to help deal with the grief of losing his mother more than a decade earlier, he told the Telegraph newspaper.
South Korea charges ousted leader Park and Lotte chief with bribery
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean prosecutors on Monday charged ousted president Park Geun-hye and Lotte Group chairman Shin Dong-bin with bribery in the latest twist to a corruption scandal that rocked the country for months.
Removal of Thai revolution plaque raises democracy concerns
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Opponents of Thailand’s military government expressed fears for the future of democracy on Monday after the mysterious removal of a plaque marking a 1932 revolution that ended absolute monarchy.
Russia says plans a meeting with U.S. and U.N. on Syria in Geneva: agencies
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said on Monday that diplomats from Russia, the United States and the United Nations plan to discuss the Syrian crisis in Geneva next week, Russian news agencies quoted him as saying.
Violence spikes in Indian Kashmir after videos inflame tension
SRINAGAR, India/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Militants have stepped up attacks in Indian-ruled Kashmir and police warned officers not to go home, amid a spike in violence in the contested region, after the army allegedly tied a man to the front of a jeep as a…
China’s graft watchdog investigates senior inspector in drive to tackle internal rot
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s top anti-graft watchdog announced on Monday an investigation into one of its own former senior inspectors, as the body ramps up a campaign to expose corruption in its own ranks.
Taiwan says ready to review Chinese activist’s asylum request
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan said on Monday it was prepared to review a petition for asylum from a Chinese activist who left his tour group in Taiwan without notice last week.
Pence arrives at U.S. base in South Korea next to DMZ border with North
CAMP BONIFAS, South Korea (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence arrived by helicopter on Monday at a U.S. military base in South Korea next to the highly fortified DMZ border with North Korea, a day after the North launched a missile that blew up …
Congo government returns tribal leader’s body to sooth Kasai tensions
DAKAR (Reuters) – Congo’s government on Saturday said it had returned the body of a tribal leader whose death last year triggered a conflict in Kasai Central province that has killed more than 400 people.
