Thailand charges activist who mocked PM’s song
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A Thai activist who made fun of one of junta leader Prayuth Chan-ocha’s ballads on Facebook was charged on Tuesday with cyber crime for publishing material critical of the government.
Nigeria’s Buhari chairs first cabinet meeting since coming back
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari chaired his first cabinet meeting on Wednesday since coming back from medical leave last week.
Dozens killed in double suicide attack in Syrian capital
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Two suicide bomb attacks killed at least 31 people and wounded dozens more in Damascus on Wednesday, state media reported, in the second such spate of bombings in the Syrian capital in five days.
Attacks on U.S.-linked Polish sites back higher cyber spending: minister
WARSAW (Reuters) – Several Polish municipalities that have hosted U.S. troops under a planned NATO operation suffered cyber attacks in January, a senior government official told Reuters, saying it highlighted the need for Poland’s sharp increase in cyb…
Philippine lawmakers seek policy clarity over Duterte’s maritime mix-up
MANILA (Reuters) – Two lawmakers sought legislative inquiries on Wednesday into Philippine policy on maritime territory, responding to what appeared to confusion by President Rodrigo Duterte about which sea Manila had accused China of illegally surveyi…
Afghanistan holds 24 amid questions over possible hospital insider attack
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan authorities have detained 24 people in connection with what appears to have been an insider attack on a military hospital in Kabul last week, including some of the staff, officials said on Wednesday.
Iraqi troops seize main bridge, advance on mosque in battle for Mosul
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi government forces battling Islamic State for Mosul took control of a main bridge over the Tigris river on Wednesday and advanced towards the mosque where the group’s leader declared a caliphate in 2014, federal police said…
China detains two South Korean pastors for helping North Korea defectors: report
SEOUL (Reuters) – Chinese authorities have arrested two South Korean Christian pastors, accusing them of helping to smuggle North Korean defectors out of China, the Yonhap news agency said on Wednesday.
Twitter accounts hijacked with ‘Nazi’ hashtags in Turkish
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – A diplomatic spat between Turkey, the Netherlands and Germany spread online on Wednesday when a large number of Twitter accounts were hijacked and replaced with anti-Nazi messages in Turkish.
EU’s Tusk warns ‘no deal’ Brexit would hit Britain hardest
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Council President Donald Tusk dismissed suggestions that Britain would rather leave the European Union without a deal than sign an unsatisfactory one as “increasing threats”.
