Russia says resumption of Syria peace talks delayed indefinitely
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday a Western failure to rein in violent Islamists in Syria had indefinitely delayed the resumption of peace talks.
Philippine special envoy Ramos quits; aide says China mission accomplished
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines’ former president Fidel Ramos has quit his job as special envoy to China, aides said on Tuesday, but the government has yet to act on his resignation, weeks after the current Philippine leader visited Beijing.
At least 13 killed in latest India-Pakistan border firing
SRINAGAR, India/MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (Reuters) – India and Pakistan on Tuesday tallied at least 13 deaths in recent firing across their disputed border in Kashmir, where the nuclear-armed neighbors are ratcheting up shelling and small-arms fire.
Prosecution rejects banker’s lack of control in HK double murder trial
HONG KONG (Reuters) – British investment banker Rurik Jutting was calm and aware of his actions when he killed two Indonesian women in his Hong Kong apartment, a prosecutor said on Tuesday, rejecting his defense that he had lost control due to drugs an…
U.N. human rights investigator to assess Australia’s asylum policy
SYDNEY (Reuters) – A U.N. investigator into the human rights of migrants arrived in Australia on Tuesday to assess its tough asylum seeker policy, after aborting a visit last year claiming a lack of government assistance and access to asylum seeker det…
Hong Kong leader raises prospect of controversial legal request to Beijing
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s leader has signaled he might ask Beijing to use a rarely-invoke power to interpret the city’s Basic Law mini-constitution to end a political crisis over a fledgling independence movement.
Russia security official: U.S.-Russia ties will improve – RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A further worsening of relations between Moscow and the United States is in the interests of neither side, Nikolai Patrushev, the Secretary of Russia’s Security Council, was quoted as saying on Tuesday.
Feud at India’s top conglomerate shocks a proud community
MUMBAI (Reuters) – The bitter public feud between the Tata family, which controls India’s most respected conglomerate, and its now ousted chairman Cyrus Mistry has created an unwelcome stir in the tiny Parsi community to which both sides belong.
China debuts J-20 stealth fighter in flypast at Zhuhai
ZHUHAI, China (Reuters) – China showcased its Chengdu J-20 stealth fighter for the first time in public on Tuesday, sending it on a flypast over Airshow China, the country’s biggest meeting of aircraft makers and buyers in the southern city of Zhuhai.
U.S. diplomat meets with Maduro to bolster Venezuela dialogue
CARACAS (Reuters) – A senior U.S. diplomat on Monday met with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro as part of an effort to support dialogue between the government and the opposition amid an escalating political standoff and a worsening economic crisis.
