Australia man arrested on charges of helping Islamic State develop missile technology
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian counterterrorism police arrested an unidentified man after a raid on a countryside property on Tuesday and accused him of seeking to help the Islamic State group by developing missile technology, the first arrest of its ki…
Saudi king to work with Indonesia to combat Islamic State: ambassador
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman is expected to sign 10 agreements during his visit to Indonesia, with a focus on combating militant group Islamic State, the kingdom’s ambassador to Indonesia told Reuters on Tuesday.
Malaysia to charge women with airport murder of North Korean
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Two women – an Indonesian and a Vietnamese – will be charged on Wednesday with murder over the killing in Malaysia of the estranged half-brother of North Korea’s leader, Malaysia’s attorney general said.
Thai palace fires ‘extremely evil’ official
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A top official in Thailand’s palace has been fired for “extremely evil” misconduct and political interests which threatened national security, the government said on Tuesday.
Xi’s ‘core’ Party position cemented in China’s ideological education
BEIJING (Reuters) – China cemented President Xi Jinping’s position as the “core” of the Communist Party on Monday, making it part of ideological teaching in colleges and universities as Beijing tightens its hold on education.
Senior North Korea envoy visits Beijing after China coal ban: Kyodo
SEOUL (Reuters) – A senior North Korean diplomat arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for talks in the first such high-level visit since June last year, Japan’s Kyodo news agency reported, after China halted coal imports from the impoverished nation under U.N…
China holds mass police rally in Xinjiang as hundreds sent to anti-terror ‘frontline’
BEIJING (Reuters) – More than 10,000 armed police in China’s western Xinjiang region staged a mass rally in the capital Urumqi, state media said, as authorities rolled out a rapid-response air patrol system to quell unrest that the government blames on…
China reacts with anger, threats after South Korean missile defense decision
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese state media have reacted with anger and boycott threats after the board of an affiliate of South Korea’s Lotte Group approved a land swap with the government that allows authorities to deploy a U.S. missile defense system.
Malaysia says North Korean firms linked to arms trade being deactivated
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s authorities were aware that two North Korea-linked companies operated an arms business in the country and both were being struck from the Company Registry, the police chief said on Tuesday.
China considering offering financial incentives for second child: China Daily
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China is considering introducing birth rewards and subsidies to encourage people to have a second child, after surveys showed that economic constraints were making many reluctant to expand families, the state-owned China Daily news…
