Turkish jets strike PKK targets in northern Iraq, southeast Turkey
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Turkish warplanes struck Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq and southeastern Turkey overnight on Wednesday, and authorities imposed new curfews in rural areas as the army and police continue to battle insurgents, s…
Indonesia says has no overlapping South China Sea claims with China
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s foreign minister on Wednesday rejected China’s stance that the two Asian nations have overlapping claims in the South China Sea, where there has been a run of skirmishes between Indonesian navy ships and Chinese vessels….
Islamic State suspects held in Turkey over transgender attack plot: Dogan
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Three suspected Islamic State militants were arrested in Istanbul late on Tuesday after a tip-off they had planned an attack on a transgender march, Dogan News Agency said.
Most auditors in Asia find child labor in supply chains, survey finds
JAKARTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The majority of supply chain auditors across Asia have encountered child labor in the last two years, and in only a third of cases could they confirm the children were removed from the factories, a survey has foun…
Abe pledges to boost economy as upper house poll campaign begins
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe began an upper house election campaign on Wednesday with a pledge to rev-up the economy as surveys showed his ruling bloc ahead, despite doubts over Abe’s growth recipe and his push to revise the pa…
British lawmaker Cox was killed because of her political views: husband
LONDON (Reuters) – Lawmaker Jo Cox, who was shot and stabbed a week before Britain’s referendum on European Union membership, died because of her political views and had been deeply troubled by the tone of the campaign, her husband said on Tuesday.
Brexit could have fallout for New Zealand’s Middle Earth
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Record numbers of tourists are pouring vital cash into New Zealand as its farmers struggle with depressed dairy prices, but some of that spending could dry up should Britain vote this week to leave the European Union.
China plans first regular civilian cruises to disputed Spratlys by 2020
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will offer its first regular civilian cruises to the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea by 2020, state media said on Wednesday, a move likely to irk other claimants to the disputed waters.
In Chile’s forests, shadowy rebel groups threaten logging industry
ANGOL, Chile (Reuters) – A few moments of relaxation for Chilean logger Nelson Hidalgo were shattered one day last month when 12 armed men piled out of a pick-up truck and demanded he step outside his work-site dining trailer.
At least six dead as rains batter quake-hit southwestern Japan
TOKYO (Reuters) – At least six people died and a university student was missing on Wednesday as record-breaking rains battered parts of southwestern Japan still reeling from earthquakes two months ago, setting off flooding and landslides.
