Air pollution in northern Chinese city surpasses WHO guideline by 100 times
BEIJING (Reuters) – Concentrations of airborne pollutants in a major northern Chinese city exceeded a World Health Organisation (WHO) guideline by 100 times on Monday as north China battled with poor air quality for the third straight day.
Friend of South Korea’s Park denies charges as trial begins
SEOUL (Reuters) – A friend of South Korean President Park Geun-hye at the center of a corruption scandal that led to Park’s impeachment in parliament denied charges of fraud and abuse of power on Monday on the first day of her trial.
North Korea diplomat defector says he was disenchanted with Kim regime
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s former deputy ambassador to Britain said on Monday he defected to South Korea after becoming disenchanted with the North’s regime under Kim Jong Un, a South Korean member of parliament said.
China’s top diplomat to visit Britain amid Brexit uncertainty
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s top diplomat will visit Britain this week for regular talks and a meeting with Prime Minister Theresa May, China’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday, amid uncertainty about the process of Britain leaving the European Union.
Singapore says deported close to 70 suspected radicals in past two years
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore has deported the majority of the 70-odd foreigners it has investigated for suspected radicalism in the past two years, although none planned to carry out attacks in the city-state, the ministry of home affairs said on Mo…
Syrian Observatory says 10 evacuation buses leave villages
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based war monitor, said on Monday 10 buses had left the besieged Shi’ite Muslim villages of al-Foua and Kefraya near Idlib carrying evacuees through rebel-held territory toward Alepp…
Russian military plane crashes in Siberia, injuring 32
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian Defence Ministry said on Monday that one of its planes had crashed in northeast Siberia with 39 people on board as it tried to make an emergency landing near a Soviet-era military base.
Militiamen attack prison in east Congo, sparking gun battle
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Militiamen in the eastern Congo city of Butembo attacked a prison on Monday, local residents said, sparking a gun battle with security forces amid heightened tensions on the last day of President Joseph Kabila’s mandate.
Filipinos fear extrajudicial killings, but approve of drugs war: survey
MANILA (Reuters) – Eight out of 10 Filipinos worry they or someone they know might become a victim of extrajudicial killings, an opinion poll published on Monday found, although a majority also gave President Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war an “excellent” r…
South Korea returns eight North Koreans and vessels after sea rescue
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea sent eight North Koreans and two vessels it had rescued drifting at sea last week back across their maritime border on Monday, and patrol vessels from the North were on hand to receive them, the South’s unification ministr…
