No aim to ‘perpetuate military rule’ with Thai charter; ex-PM rejects it
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A constitution that Thailand will decide on in a referendum next month is not aimed at perpetuating military rule, an official who helped write it said on Wednesday, as a former premier from a pro-establishment party rejected the dr…
Japanese police raid house of knife attack suspect
SAGAMIHARA, Japan (Reuters) – Japanese police on Wednesday raided the house of a 26-year-old man suspected of stabbing to death 19 people and wounding dozens at a facility for the disabled in a small town near Tokyo, Japan’s worst mass killing in decad…
Turkish defectors to Greece seek time to prepare asylum case
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek authorities on Tuesday postponed hearings for eight Turkish soldiers who sought asylum after they fled Turkey following an abortive coup attempt, a case that has underscored lingering tensions between the two NATO allies.
Australian territory stops use of hoods, restraints on youth detainees
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’ Northern Territory on Wednesday suspended the use of hoods and restraints on children as Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull resisted pressure to broaden an inquiry into mistreatment in youth detention centers.
Israeli forces kill Hamas militant in West Bank raid
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli troops shot dead a Hamas fighter on Wednesday who the military said was responsible for an attack that killed a rabbi in a drive-by shooting in the occupied West Bank earlier this month.
Indonesia’s president appoints World Bank’s Sri Mulyani as finance minister
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s president on Wednesday appointed World Bank managing director Sri Mulyani Indrawati as the country’s new finance minister, among a wider cabinet reshuffle aimed at increasing the effectiveness of his team.
Islamists attack French church, slit priest’s throat
SAINT-ETIENNE-DU-ROUVRAY, France (Reuters) – Knife-wielding attackers interrupted a French church service, forced the priest to his knees and slit his throat on Tuesday, a murder made even more shocking as one of the assailants was a known would-be jih…
U.S. says backs resumption of China-Philippines talks on South China Sea
VIENTIANE (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday he supported the resumption of talks between China and the Philippines over the South China Sea, following an international court ruling against Beijing over the dispute earlier t…
Indonesian president to announce new Cabinet on Wednesday: palace
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian President Joko Widodo will appoint a new Cabinet on Wednesday, according to a palace letter obtained by Reuters.
Bigger Panama Canal logs one incident in first month: Administrator
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has only recorded one incident since the inauguration of its third set of locks, and it was weather-related, its head said on Tuesday.
