French police defy government in snowballing protest over lawlessness
PARIS (Reuters) – Hundreds of French police officers protested in Paris and other cities overnight to denounce what they say are insufficient resources to fight mounting lawlessness, defying government demands that they stop the unauthorized demonstrat…
Turkey detains 40 soldiers in coup probe: media
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey detained 40 soldiers from an air base in the central Anatolian city of Konya as part of investigations into July’s failed military coup, Turkish media outlets said on Thursday.
British parliament must have vote on final Brexit deal: senior lawmaker
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s parliament must have a vote on an eventual agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union on leaving the bloc, said a senior lawmaker who is chairman of parliament’s Brexit committee.
Japan empress ‘shocked’ at headlines of emperor’s wish to abdicate
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Empress Michiko, who turned 82 on Thursday, said she felt “shocked and pained” when she first saw newspaper headlines about her husband, Emperor Akihito, wanting to abdicate.
Jail term for former China ‘democracy’ village chief upheld
HONG KONG (Reuters) – A Chinese court on Thursday upheld a jail term for the former head of a southern Chinese village, once seen as a cradle of grassroots democracy, on graft and other charges.
Refocus of China’s anti-graft campaign means almost anyone a target
BEIJING (Reuters) – As the number of high-profile “tigers” caught in China’s crackdown on corruption falls, the ruling Communist Party has turned its fight to its most junior officials, meaning almost anyone is now a target.
Australia’s Crown says no charges laid against staff held in China
PERTH/SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s top casino company Crown Resorts on Thursday said no charges had been laid against 18 staff detained for alleged gambling crimes in China, as shareholders gathered for a general meeting in the shadow of the legal cr…
Mexico seeks arrest of state governors caught in corruption rows
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico has ordered the arrest of an outgoing state governor in the ruling party suspected of corruption, as well as one of his opposition contemporaries, the government said on Wednesday, as it seeks to quell public discontent a…
Colombia sends long-awaited tax reform bill to Congress
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s government on Wednesday presented to Congress a tax reform bill that seeks to raise billions of dollars in the coming years to make up for lost oil revenue and preserve its investment grade credit rating.
Four-way talks move ahead on Ukraine, scant progress on Syria
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany and France pressed Russian President Vladimir Putin to extend a pause in air strikes in Syria and halt the “criminal” bombardment of civilians, but said four-way talks aimed at ending violence in eastern Ukraine made some pro…
