Japan’s Abe has shot at extended PM run, and planned charter reform
TOKYO (Reuters) – Already rare among Group of Seven leaders for the stability of his reign, Shinzo Abe will have a shot at becoming Japan’s longest-serving prime minister after his party changes a rule allowing him to serve a third consecutive three-ye…
Land haunts Germany’s effort to atone for Africa genocide
OKAHANDJA, Namibia (Reuters) – Namibia’s Herero people are heartened that Germany is keen to atone for the genocide of their ancestors, but they expect something Berlin says it is not in a position to give.
Iraqi forces in Mosul fight Islamic State counter-attack
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – Islamic State fighters launched a counter-attack against advancing U.S.-backed Iraqi forces in western Mosul during an overnight rain storm, as the battle for control of the militants’ last major urban stronghold in Iraq intensi…
Cambodian opposition chooses new leader ahead of elections
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Cambodia’s main opposition party chose acting leader Kem Sokha as its new president on Thursday after exiled leader Sam Rainsy resigned unexpectedly in the face of a possible ban ahead of elections.
Sacked Thai palace aide appears to face charges
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A former Thai police officer who was fired for gross misconduct as one of the new king’s most senior aides was taken to a police station on Thursday to face a charge of building on public land.
South Korea worried about calls in China against South Korea firms over THAAD
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea said on Thursday it was concerned about growing calls in China to put South Korean companies at a disadvantage over Beijing’s objections to the planned deployment of the U.S. THAAD anti-missile defense system.
Turkey’s Hurriyet appoints new editor-in-chief
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s Hurriyet newspaper has named a new editor-in-chief, it said late on Wednesday, a day after strong criticism of the prominent daily by President Tayyip Erdogan for a story suggesting discord between the government and the a…
Shooting in Thailand’s south kills four despite safety zone deal-police
BANGKOK/NARATHIWAT, Thailand (Reuters) – Insurgents in one of Thailand’s mostly Muslim southern provinces shot and killed four people, including a child, and wounded another two children on Thursday, police said, days after a deal was reached with the …
China drills again near Taiwan as island warns of threat
BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) – Chinese jets and warships carried out exercises near Taiwan and into the Western Pacific on Thursday, as the self-ruled island’s defense minister warned of a growing threat from its giant neighbor.
China accuses rights activist of ‘fake news’ fabricating torture
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese state media said on Thursday that a prominent Chinese rights activist had made up “fake news” of torture to grab international headlines, but his defenders said the accusations were a coordinated attempt to smear his name.
