Tehran bans drones after security scares
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Iranian military has banned the unauthorized use of drones in the capital Tehran, after several security scares caused by unpiloted aircraft that are increasingly popular with hobbyists and filmmakers.
China wields stick with North Korea, but is still pushing for talks
BEIJING (Reuters) – With the suspension of all North Korean coal imports, China has wielded a big stick against its reclusive neighbor, but there is no sign it will cut off all critical links and Beijing is still promoting talks to solve the dispute ov…
Chinese news agency warns South Korea’s Lotte over THAAD
BEIJING (Reuters) – South Korea’s Lotte Group will face severe consequences if it allows the South Korean government to deploy a U.S. anti-missile system on land that now forms part of a golf course it owns, China’s state-run Xinhua news agency has war…
Irish PM to respond to leadership questions as disquiet grows
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny may lay out a timetable for stepping down at a meeting of his ruling Fine Gael party on Wednesday.
China jails former senior Beijing official for graft
BEIJING (Reuters) – A court in China on Monday jailed for 13 years a former deputy Communist Party boss of the capital, Beijing, after finding her guilty of corruption, state television said.
Former Hong Kong leader remanded in custody ahead of sentencing
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Former Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang, the highest-ranking ex-official to be charged in the city’s history, was remanded in custody on Monday ahead of his sentencing later this week for misconduct in public office.
Retired Philippine policeman says Duterte ordered ‘death squad’ hits
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte operated a “death squad” while mayor of Davao city, giving cash and orders for police and assassins to murder criminals, according to a former policeman who said he was involved in the clandestine…
Hundreds of migrants cross into Spain’s Ceuta in second wave in three days
MADRID (Reuters) – More than 300 African migrants jumped the border fence between Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Ceuta on Monday morning, the second mass push since Friday, the emergency services said.
Iraqi forces battle their way toward Mosul airport
SOUTH OF MOSUL/BAGHDAD, Iraq (Reuters) – U.S.-backed Iraqi forces fought Islamic State fighters on Monday to clear the way to Mosul’s airport, on the second day of a ground offensive on the jihadists’ remaining stronghold in the western side of the cit…
Vietnamese sailor killed, 7 abducted in Philippine pirate attack
MANILA (Reuters) – Gunmen in southern Philippine waters killed one crewman of a Vietnamese vessel and abducted seven in what appeared to be the latest attack by pirates in the area, the Philippine coastguard said on Monday.
