Turkish plan to strip MPs’ immunity could go to referendum
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s ruling AK Party has won initial support in parliament for a constitutional change that could see pro-Kurdish and other lawmakers prosecuted, but failed to secure a strong enough majority for now to avoid a referendum.
‘In’ camp extends lead ahead of UK’s Brexit vote: poll
LONDON (Reuters) – The campaign to keep Britain in the European Union has widened its lead over the “Out” camp, according to an opinion poll by YouGov which was reported by a journalist at The Times newspaper.
Turkish warplanes hit PKK targets in Turkey, northern Iraq, 10 killed: sources
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Turkish warplanes hit Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) targets in southeast Turkey and northern Iraq, killing at least ten fighters, security sources said on Wednesday.
China says military drills ahead of Taiwan inauguration part of annual plan
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Defense Ministry said recent military drills on its southeastern coast were annual exercises, after Chinese media had suggested they could have been timed ahead of Taiwan’s inauguration of a new president from a pro-independ…
Australian minister warns against ‘illiterate, innumerate’ refugees
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s immigration minister brought border security and immigration to the center of the 2016 election campaign, warning that resettling “illiterate and innumerate” refugees would strain the social safety network and take Austra…
China sends graft inspectors to armed forces, academies: Xinhua
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s Central Military Commision, the country’s top military leadership body, has dispatched corruption inspectors to the armed forces and its military academies to conduct “re-examinations,” state news agency Xinhua said.
Mexico’s president proposes allowing same sex marriage nationally
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s president on Tuesday proposed allowing same sex marriage nationally, the latest in a series of progressive policies in a traditionally conservative country.
Brazil delays leniency deals in graft probe, calls for rigor
SAO PAULO/BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s new interim government is suspending negotiations with construction companies caught up in a massive corruption investigation in order to make leniency deals more rigorous and prove its anti-graft credentials.
Migrants set fire to Lampedusa migrant shelter in protest
ROME (Reuters) – A group of migrants set fire to a shelter on the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa on Tuesday that caused no injuries, an Italian fire official said, marking an increase in tensions in Italy’s packed centers as arrivals continue.
Combat power, allies best way to deter North Korea: U.S. military official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Korea is on a quest to develop nuclear-armed ballistic missiles that can strike the United States, and the best way to counter Pyongyang is with combat power and strong alliances, the commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific…
