Exclusive: Ukrainian activist faces corruption probe as reforms row festers
KIEV/ODESSA, Ukraine (Reuters) – A young activist who became prominent in Ukraine’s 2014 uprising and was later appointed to work on a major project to reform the corruption-plagued customs of Odessa is herself being investigated for corruption.
Youths among dead as Philippine gunmen kill seven in ‘drugs den’
MANILA (Reuters) – Three minors were among seven people shot dead by suspected vigilantes in the Philippines at a house storing illegal narcotics, police said on Thursday, in the latest killings during a bloody and murky war on drugs.
South Korea prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for pension fund chief
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean prosecutors investigating an influence-peddling scandal that has engulfed President Park Geun-hye said on Thursday they are seeking a warrant to arrest the head of the national pension fund, the world’s third-largest.
Taiwan’s Tsai to transit in U.S. in move bound to anger China
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen will pass through the United States when she visits Latin America next month, the foreign ministry said Thursday, a move bound to infuriate China which had urged the United States to block a transit stop…
China completes high-speed rail links from southwest Yunnan
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China has completed two new high-speed rail links connecting Kunming, the capital of southwestern Yunnan province, with Shanghai and Guangzhou on the eastern coast, according to a transport ministry notice.
China says party control over religion in Tibet will only increase
BEIJING (Reuters) – The Communist Party’s control over religion in Tibet can only increase, the region’s top official was quoted as saying on Thursday, vowing to step up efforts to expose the “sinister intentions” of exiled spiritual leader the Dalai L…
Turkey and Russia have ceasefire plan for Syria, says Ankara
ANKARA/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Turkey and Russia have prepared an agreement for a ceasefire in Syria, Turkey’s foreign minister said on Wednesday, adding that Ankara would not give up its opposition to President Bashar al-Assad staying on as leader.
China says corruption campaign has gained ‘crushing momentum’
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s fight against corruption has gained “crushing momentum” and huge progress has been achieved, with no let up expected next year, the ruling Communist Party said.
Argentine activist sentenced to probation, remains in jail
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentine social activist Milagro Sala was sentenced to three years of probation on Wednesday on charges of inciting violence, though she will remain jailed on other charges in a case that has drawn scrutiny from international …
EU voters upset but say no inclination to follow Brexit: poll
LONDON (Reuters) – European Union voters in France, Germany, Italy and Greece think their countries are heading in the wrong direction but there is not yet any Europe-wide inclination to follow Britain toward exiting the bloc, according to a poll publi…
