Thai king’s office seeks changes to draft constitution
BANGKOK (Reuters) – The new Thai king’s office has requested changes to a draft constitution regarding his royal powers and the government has agreed to make them, the prime minister said on Tuesday.
Chinese professor sacked after criticizing Mao online
BEIJING (Reuters) – A Chinese professor has been sacked after he criticized Chairman Mao Zedong on his 123rd birthday in an commentary he posted online that enraged leftists.
Thai floods cause 200-kilometer traffic tailback; death toll up to 25
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Flash floods in southern Thailand washed out a bridge on the country’s main north-south highway on Tuesday, backing up traffic for 200 km (125 miles) as the death toll from days of unseasonable rain rose to 25, media reported.
Lobby says City of London should be priority in EU divorce talks
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s financial services sector must keep its unfettered access to the European Union’s single market after Brexit given that available alternatives don’t provide a sustainable long-term solution, an industry report said on Tuesd…
France’s Le Pen says would seek Trump-style repatriation of car plants
PARIS (Reuters) – Far-right French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen said on Tuesday she would seek to repatriate production of French motor vehicles and other industrial goods – just as President-elect Donald Trump hopes to do in the United States….
German SPD boss Gabriel will challenge Merkel in election, Bild says
BERLIN (Reuters) – The chairman of Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD), Sigmar Gabriel, has decided to run against conservative Angela Merkel for the chancellorship in September’s federal election, the newspaper Bild reported on Tuesday.
Policeman wounded in gun attack outside Greek socialist party office
ATHENS (Reuters) – Attackers shot at riot police guarding the offices of Greece’s socialist Democratic Alliance party in central Athens early on Tuesday, slightly wounding one officer, Greek police said.
Sulu Sea kidnappings a threat to merchant shipping: report
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – The Sulu Sea between eastern Malaysia and the Philippines has become dangerous for merchant shipping due to rising threat of kidnappings, the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) said on Tuesday.
Turkey’s parliament votes to press on with constitutional reform debate
ANKARA (Reuters) – The Turkish parliament voted on Tuesday to press on with debate about a constitutional reform package that would expand the powers of President Tayyip Erdogan, taking another step on the path towards an executive presidency.
Pirates attack fishing boat in Philippine south, eight killed: coast guard
MANILA (Reuters) – Armed men killed eight fishermen in what appeared to be an attack by pirates in dangerous waters in the southern Philippines, a coast guard spokesman said on Tuesday.
