The underground pipeline shaping North Korea’s new capitalists
SEOUL (Reuters) – As the United States and other nations grasp for new ways to sanction Pyongyang in response to its latest nuclear test, some North Korean defectors see investment in its rudimentary market economy as a way to foment gradual change fro…
Duterte declares upcoming Philippines-U.S. war games ‘the last one’
HANOI (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte plunged one of the United States’ most important Asian alliances deeper into uncertainty on Wednesday by declaring upcoming U.S.-Philippines military exercises “the last,” and ruling out any joint …
China promises cooperation with United Nations on human rights
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will cooperate with the United Nations Human Rights Council, a body it has had testy relations with over the years, and invite its representatives to visit the country as appropriate, the government said in a policy paper on T…
Rights group urges Bangladesh to stop ‘kneecapping’ detainees
DHAKA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Security forces in Bangladesh are deliberately shooting members and supporters of opposition parties in the leg, Human Rights Watch said in a report on Thursday that compared the acts to “kneecappings” once meted ou…
Amnesty accuses Sudan of using chemical weapons in Darfur
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Sudan’s government has carried out at least 30 likely chemical weapons attacks in the Jebel Marra area of Darfur since January using what two experts concluded was a probable blister agent, Amnesty International said on Thurs…
China to build deepest, largest high-speed rail station at Great Wall
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China will build the world’s deepest and largest high-speed railway station at a popular section of the country’s Great Wall, as part of its preparations for the 2022 Winter Olympics, state media reported on Thursday.
Hundreds brought down from slopes of erupting volcano in Indonesia
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Hundreds of climbers have been brought down safely from the slopes of an Indonesian volcano that erupted this week, the disaster agency said on Thursday, although the fate of several daredevil tourists who declined to leave was not…
Rescuers pull 15 out from China landslide, 26 still missing
BEIJING (Reuters) – Rescuers have pulled 15 people alive from a landslide that slammed into a village in China’s eastern Zhejiang province after a typhoon but 26 people are still missing, state media said on Thursday.
Three killed in electoral campaign shooting in Brazil
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Three people were shot dead and a deputy state governor was wounded on Wednesday when a disgruntled city employee opened fire on a campaign rally motorcade in central Brazil ahead of municipal elections on Sunday that have turned …
Exclusive: Pakistani rebel chief says would welcome help from arch-rival India
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The elusive leader of a major rebel group fighting for independence in Pakistan’s Baluchistan province said he would welcome cash and other help from India, words likely to alarm Islamabad which accuses New Delhi of stirring troub…
