Illegal detention and torture underpin China’s corruption crackdown: Human Rights Watch report
HONG KONG(Reuters) – The corruption crackdown ordered by Chinese President Xi Jinping is reliant on a secret system of detentions and torture beyond the reach of the formal Chinese criminal justice system, a U.S.-based human rights group said in a repo…
Indian state names successor as thousands mourn charismatic leader
CHENNAI, India (Reuters) – The party of Jayalalithaa Jayaram, a powerful Indian politician who died on Monday, appointed a loyalist to lead her southern state and keep her supporters together as thousands of them grieved in the streets.
Court upholds deportation order for Thai teenager born and raised in Japan
TOKYO (Reuters) – A Thai teenager born and raised in Japan lost an appeal on Tuesday against a lower court ruling that upheld his deportation order, highlighting the country’s deep reluctance to accept foreigners even as its population ages and shrinks…
Korea corporate chiefs deny seeking favors for donations
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean corporate chiefs told a parliamentary panel on Tuesday that they were not seeking favors when they made contributions to two foundations at the heart of a scandal that appears poised to bring down President Park Geun-hye….
Senior British minister seeks to calm China concerns on Brexit
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – A senior British cabinet minister sought on Tuesday to assuage concerns in China about market access in the wake of the Brexit vote, pointing to Hong Kong’s success as a trading hub as proof of Britain’s commitment to keeping its d…
Fourteen killed by authorities in Mexican state of Veracruz
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Fourteen suspected criminals were killed after a confrontation with police and marines in Mexico’s Gulf state of Veracruz, Mexican police said on Monday.
Heavy flooding in Thailand kills 14, inundates tourist isles
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Floods in Thailand have killed 14 people and badly affected southern holiday islands as the country heads into the December-January high season for tourism, authorities said on Tuesday.
Brazil’s indicted Senate head removed by Supreme Court
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s Supreme Court on Monday removed Senator Renan Calheiros as president of the Senate after the top court indicted him last week on charges of embezzlement, a court spokesman said, a move that could put the government’s belt-…
Japan PM’s Pearl Harbor visit won’t be for apology: spokesman
TOKYO (Reuters) – Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to Pearl Harbor this month, the first by a Japanese leader, will not be to apologize for the Japanese attack 75 years ago that drew the United States into World War Two, Abe’s top aide said on Tuesday…
Russia says to start talks with U.S. on Aleppo rebel withdrawal
BEIRUT/MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian government said on Monday it would start talks with Washington on a rebel withdrawal from Aleppo this week as Russian-backed Syrian forces fought to seize more territory from rebels who are struggling to avoid a ma…
