Obama says Asia foreign policy focus not ‘a passing fad’
VIENTIANE (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Tuesday his push to rebalance U.S. foreign policy to focus more on Asia was not “a passing fad” of his presidency and, in a clear reference to China, said bigger countries should not dictate to small…
G20 a success for China, but hard issues kicked down the road
BEIJING (Reuters) – China is lauding its successful hosting of the G20 summit in scenic Hangzhou, with open confrontation largely avoided and broad consensus reached over the fragile state of the global economy and the need for a wide range of policies…
Ukraine’s Poroshenko says tougher to secure Western support against Russia
KIEV (Reuters) – It has become increasingly difficult for Ukraine to secure Western support in its fight against “Russian aggression” and a full-scale invasion from Russia cannot be ruled out, Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko said on Tuesday.
Germans test air defenses in Latvia as NATO expands in Baltics
LIELVARDE, Latvia (Reuters) – German and Latvian troops have begin a joint exercise in Latvia, not far from the Russian border, as part of a broad drive by NATO to shore up air defenses against a possible Russian attack.
Hundreds protest in Myanmar over Suu Kyi’s panel on Rohingya Muslims
SITTWE, Myanmar (Reuters) – Hundreds in Myanmar rallied on Tuesday against an advisory commission led by former U.N. chief Kofi Annan to find solutions to the conflict between the country’s Buddhists and minority Rohingya Muslims, which has cast a pall…
Bomb kills father and daughter at school in Thailand’s troubled south
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A motorcycle bomb killed a father and daughter in front of a Thai elementary school as parents were dropping off their children on Tuesday, officials said, the latest in a series of attacks in the troubled south.
Iraq puts out more oil fires at northern field, some still burning
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq has put out fires at six more oil wells in the Qayyara region, which Iraqi forces recaptured from Islamic State late last month, but at least three fires are still blazing, the oil ministry said on Tuesday.
Uzbekistan seeks stability in relations, says U.S. diplomat
TASHKENT (Reuters) – Uzbekistan wants to maintain a stable relationship with the United States as it goes through its first leadership change since independence, a senior U.S. diplomat said on Tuesday after meeting the Uzbek foreign minister in Tashken…
Turkish air strikes hit 12 targets in north Iraq: military
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish warplanes destroyed 12 targets in northern Iraq late on Monday, the military said, striking a region where Ankara says the leadership of Turkey’s outlawed Kurdish militant group PKK is based.
China says has netted one-third of top overseas graft suspects
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has bought back to the country one-third of those on its top 100 list of most wanted corruption suspects who have fled overseas, the ruling Communist Party’s top graft buster said on Tuesday.
