China regulator to curb news that promotes ‘Western lifestyles’
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will crack down on social and entertainment news that promotes improper values and “Western lifestyles”, the country’s broadcasting regulator said, the latest effort at censorship in an already strictly regulated media environ…
Bangladesh Islamist leader loses final appeal against execution for war crimes
DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh’s top court on Tuesday rejected a final appeal by the leader of an Islamist party against a death sentence for atrocities committed during the 1971 war of independence, lawyers said, meaning he could be hanged at any time.
North Korea publicly executes two officials: South Korean newspaper
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea publicly executed two officials in early August for disobeying leader Kim Jong Un, a South Korean newspaper reported on Tuesday, in what would be the latest in a series of high-level purges under the young leader’s rule, i…
Syrian rebels make gains in northern Hama province, capture strategic town
AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian rebels have captured a strategic town in northern Hama province in a major offensive that threatens government loyalist towns populated by minority Christians and Alawites north of the provincial capital, rebels and a monitor s…
Portugal’s Guterres still leads race for U.N. chief after third ballot
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres still leads the race to become the next United Nations Secretary-General after a third U.N. Security Council secret ballot on Monday, diplomats said.
U.S. tries to stop feuding allies from unraveling Syria strategy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States scrambled on Monday to get its feuding allies, Turkey and Kurdish YPG militia, to focus their firepower on Islamic State instead of each other after clashes that have threatened to unravel America’s war strategy…
Turkish forces deepen push into Syria, draw U.S. rebuke over their target
BEIRUT/KARKAMIS, Turkey (Reuters) – Turkish-backed forces pushed deeper into northern Syria on Monday and drew a rebuke from NATO ally the United States, which said it was concerned the battle for territory had shifted away from targeting Islamic State…
Support for Australian PM hits all-time low
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Support for Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has fallen to an all-time low, according to a poll by The Australian newspaper on Tuesday.
European experts float post-Brexit ‘partnership’ with Britain
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A senior German lawmaker, an adviser to the French prime minister and a former deputy head of the Bank of England have proposed that a post-Brexit Britain form a new “continental partnership” with the EU.
U.S., India sign military logistics agreement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and India have signed an agreement to share military logistics, they said in a joint statement on Monday, a step toward building defense ties as both countries seek to counter the growing maritime assertiveness …
