Myanmar court lays new charges against Saffron Revolution leader
YANGON (Reuters) – A Myanmar court laid additional charges against a former monk and leader of the 2007 “Saffron Revolution” anti-junta uprising on Tuesday, accusing him of trespass and “mischief” committed four years ago.
Turkey allows more patrol flights on Syria border by NATO allies: official
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey has adjusted its military rules of engagement to allow NATO allies to carry out more patrol flights along its border with northern Syria, a Turkish official said on Tuesday.
Court rules Dutch cyber-bullying suspect can be extradited to Canada
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A Dutch court ruled on Tuesday that a 38-year-old man can be extradited to Canada to face charges of using a computer to harass and blackmail a teenager who later committed suicide.
Afghan media groups decry rise in violence against journalists
Kabul (Reuters) – Violence and intimidation against journalists in Afghanistan has spiked sharply this month, with much of it coming from government security forces, the main journalists’ right groups said on Tuesday.
Young Mongolians hope elections will rock ‘n’ roll political establishment
ULAANBAATAR (Reuters) – In a stretch of open grassland surrounded by yurts, some of the thousands of Mongolians headbanging to the likes of heavy metal band “Purgatory Destroyers” at the country’s biggest music festival were thinking about politics as …
With eye on China, Indonesian parliament approves higher defense spending
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian lawmakers on Tuesday approved higher defense spending this year to fund, among other things, major upgrades to military facilities in the Natuna Islands, whose nearby waters Beijing says are subject to “over-lapping claim…
Bomb attack on police in Turkey’s southeast kills one, injures seven -sources
DIYARBAKIR (Reuters) – One police officer was killed and seven people were wounded in Turkey’s southeastern province of Diyarbakir on Tuesday when a bomb exploded as an armored police vehicle was passing, security sources said.
Turkey, Israel sign deal to normalize ties after six years
ANKARA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Turkey and Israel signed a deal on Tuesday to restore ties after a six-year rift, formalizing an agreement which U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said sent a “hopeful signal” for regional stability.
Assad’s uncle under investigation in France: source
PARIS (Reuters) – A French judge earlier this month put an uncle of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad under formal investigation for tax fraud and money-laundering, a source close to the case said on Tuesday.
Merkel vows to strengthen EU, tells UK no ‘cherry-picking’
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday underscored Germany’s determination to both maintain close ties with Britain and work to strengthen the European Union after last week’s historic UK vote to leave the bloc.
