South Korea’s Park says would wait for court to uphold impeachment
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Park Geun-hye, engulfed in an influence peddling scandal, said if she was impeached she would wait for a court to uphold the decision, an official of her party said on Tuesday, signaling a political crisis could…
France’s Hollande names Cazeneuve PM as Valls prepares election bid
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande on Tuesday named Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve to head his Socialist government until a new president is elected next May.
Iraqi troops push towards central Mosul from southeast
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi army units launched a fresh assault in southeast Mosul on Tuesday and a senior commander was quoted as saying an armored division had advanced to within less than a mile (1.5 km) of the Tigris River running through the city ce…
Rouhani says Iran will not let Trump rip up nuclear deal
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday he would not let U.S. President-elect Donald Trump rip up a global nuclear deal, warning of unspecified repercussions if Washington reneges on the agreement.
Transgender women in India face bias despite laws, says activist
MUMBAI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Transgender women in India face persistent bias that denies them education and jobs despite India having progressive laws for transgender people, according to a leading activist.
Thai king appoints new members to royal council: palace
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s new king appointed three new members to his powerful royal advisory council on Tuesday and removed some former members in one of his first acts since taking the throne.
U.S. military to return some land in Okinawa by year end
TOKYO (Reuters) – The United States military plans to return some land in Okinawa to the Japanese government by the end of the year, the largest transfer since 1972, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Tuesday.
Renzi to resign after referendum rout, leaving Italy in limbo
ROME (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi announced on Monday that he would resign after suffering a resounding defeat in a referendum over constitutional reform, leaving the euro zone’s third-largest economy in political limbo.
Illegal detention and torture underpin China’s corruption crackdown: Human Rights Watch report
HONG KONG(Reuters) – The corruption crackdown ordered by Chinese President Xi Jinping is reliant on a secret system of detentions and torture beyond the reach of the formal Chinese criminal justice system, a U.S.-based human rights group said in a repo…
Indian state names successor as thousands mourn charismatic leader
CHENNAI, India (Reuters) – The party of Jayalalithaa Jayaram, a powerful Indian politician who died on Monday, appointed a loyalist to lead her southern state and keep her supporters together as thousands of them grieved in the streets.
