Fighting back: How Indonesia’s elite police turned the tide on militants
JAKARTA (Reuters) – As the world battles a spike in assaults and plots by Islamist militants, Indonesia’s anti-terrorism unit is drawing praise for stemming a wave of bloody attacks in the sprawling Muslim-majority nation.
Oman appeals court overturns newspaper ban, cuts prison terms
MUSCAT (Reuters) – An Omani appeals court on Monday canceled an order to close down a newspaper that had reported on alleged corruption within the judiciary.
Bombed-out Aleppo soapmaker revives age-old tradition in Paris
SANTENY, France (Reuters) – A Syrian soapmaker who fled Aleppo after the factory he worked in was bombed has set up shop in a Paris suburb, reviving a tradition he says dates back millennia.
Police evacuate three Moscow railway stations after bomb threat: agencies
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Police in Moscow have evacuated almost 3,000 people from three different railway stations after receiving an anonymous bomb threat, Russian news agencies reported on Monday.
India’s Modi eyes real estate assets in drive against graft
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has quietly plugged a tax loophole used by the wealthy to buy real estate in someone else’s name as part of his campaign against corruption, a senior tax official said on Monday.
Friend of South Korea’s impeached Park ‘says sorry’ for scandal
SEOUL (Reuters) – The detained friend of impeached South Korean President Park Geun-hye, at the center of a corruption scandal engulfing Park’s administration, said she was sorry on Monday when questioned by a special parliamentary committee, an opposi…
Turkish authorities detained 1,682 people last week over militant links: ministry
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish authorities last week detained 1,682 people for questioning over suspected links to militant organizations and arrested another 516, the interior ministry said on Monday.
Surge in tourists puts some strain on Thailand’s infrastructure
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s success in attracting huge numbers of tourists has put some infrastructure for handling the influx under pressure, an economist with the World Bank said on Monday.
China jails former deputy sports minister for graft
BEIJING (Reuters) – A court in central China on Monday jailed a former deputy sports minister who once sat on China’s Olympics committee for 10 and a half years after finding him guilty of bribery.
China promises strong support as Sao Tome pitches for business
BEIJING (Reuters) – China promised strong support on Monday for its newest friend in Africa, the former Taiwan ally Sao Tome and Principe, whose foreign minister made a pitch for Chinese firms to invest in his “tranquil” country as the two re-establish…
