Russian Economy Minister Ulyukayev detained in bribery case
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian investigators said on Tuesday they had detained Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev in a bribery case linked to a $5 billion acquisition by state oil giant Rosneft, a surprise move that may expose fault lines in Vladimir Putin’…
Bangkok bomb trial of Chinese Uighurs begins after delays
BANGKOK (Reuters) – The trial of two Chinese ethnic Uighur men suspected of carrying out a deadly bomb attack in Bangkok in 2015 began on Tuesday after three postponements due to defense lawyers being unable to find suitable interpreters for their clie…
Lotte Group chief questioned by prosecutors over S.Korea’s political scandal: YTN
SEOUL (Reuters) – Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong-bin is being questioned by South Korean prosecutors over the country’s political scandal, broadcaster YTN reported on Tuesday.
Japan approves rescue missions for troops in South Sudan
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan on Tuesday approved a plan for its troops in South Sudan on U.N. peacekeeping operations to conduct rescue missions, amid critics’ concerns the move risks embroiling Japanese soldiers in their first overseas fighting since World…
Islamic State claims suicide attacks as Mosul campaign makes slow progress
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Islamic State claimed a series of suicide attacks that killed at least 14 people south and west of Baghdad on Monday as a U.S.-backed campaign to capture Mosul, the insurgents’ last urban stronghold in Iraq, made slow progress.
Hague prosecutors say U.S. forces may have committed war crimes
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court in The Hague said on Monday there were preliminary grounds to believe U.S. forces committed war crimes in Afghanistan and at secret detention facilities elsewhere in 2003 and 2004.
U.S. slams proposed Israeli bill on settlements as ‘troubling step’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Monday described as “troubling” an Israeli bill supported by a ministerial committee allowing settlers in the occupied West Bank to remain in homes built on private Palestinian land and said it hoped the law …
Canada airliner swerves to avoid object near Toronto; two hurt
OTTAWA/MONTREAL (Reuters) – A Canadian airliner with 54 passengers on board had to swerve to avoid an unmanned flying object near Toronto early on Monday, slightly injuring two cabin crew, in the most serious case of its kind in Canada, officials said….
Guerrilla group claims responsibility for attack at French embassy in Athens
ATHENS (Reuters) – A Greek left-wing urban guerrilla group on Monday claimed responsibility for an attack with a hand grenade on the French embassy in Athens last week, which wounded one guard.
Russian police find evidence of fraud during parliamentary election
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian police have said they found evidence of fraud at a polling station where Reuters reporters saw irregularities during a Sept. 18 parliamentary election that was won by a party loyal to the Kremlin.
