Thai sex industry under fire from tourism minister, police
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s infamous sex industry is under fire, with the tourism minister pushing to rid the country of its ubiquitous brothels and a spate of police raids in recent weeks on some of the largest establishments providing sex services…
Britain reaffirms commitment to Gibraltar post Brexit
LONDON (Reuters) – Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson reaffirmed Britain’s commitment to Gibraltar on Saturday and said it would fully involve the territory in its discussions with the European Union following last month’s vote to leave the bloc.
Bangladesh police arrest three who rented property to cafe attackers
DHAKA (Reuters) – Police in Dhaka on Saturday arrested three people, including a university professor, for failing to register information about tenants renting a property who later attacked a cafe in the city, killing 20 people.
U.N.-backed Yemen peace talks resume in Kuwait
DUBAI (Reuters) – United Nations-sponsored talks to end nearly 16 months of war in Yemen resumed in Kuwait on Saturday, delegates said, despite threats by representatives of the Saudi-backed Yemeni government not to attend.
Bahrain to try top Shi’ite cleric for money laundering
DUBAI (Reuters) – A Bahraini cleric will go on trial next month on charges of collecting funds illegally and money laundering, the public prosecutor said on Saturday.
Flight recorder on EgyptAir MS804 indicates fire before crash
CAIRO (Reuters) – Audio from the flight recorder of crashed EgyptAir flight MS804 mentions a fire on board the plane in its final moments, the investigation committee said on Saturday, confirming what sources on the committee had previously told Reuter…
Turkey’s bungled putsch: a strangely 20th century coup
ANKARA/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – It was a strangely 20th century coup, defeated by 21st century technology and people power.
Info blackout in India-controlled Kashmir in bid to curb unrest
SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) – Authorities in Indian-controlled Kashmir seized newspapers and shut down cable television on Saturday, aiming to quell a flare up of tensions in the region which has seen violent protests over the killing of a separatist com…
Kerry says creative leadership needed for best Brexit outcome
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday that creative leadership was needed to bring the best possible outcome from Britain’s decision to leave the European Union.
From idealism to disillusion, the shifting profile of Islamist attackers
PARIS (Reuters) – As authorities investigate the motives for a mass killing claimed by Islamic State in Nice late Thursday, analysts say the case appears to highlight a shift in the profile of those launching attacks in the name of hardline Islamist gr…
