China says facing flood of online info distorting party history
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s ruling Communist Party is having to fight back against a flood of online information casting doubt over, distorting or slandering the party’s official history, a senior official said on Wednesday.
Brexit a double-edged sword for France’s National Front
PARIS (Reuters) – Britain’s vote to leave the European Union looks like a boost for France’s eurosceptic National Front, but that could turn to trouble for the party if voters see instability across the Channel when they elect a new president in 10 mon…
New Zealand government evaluating court order on China extradition
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s justice minister said on Wednesday she was looking into a High Court ruling that has ordered the government to reconsider the extradition of a man accused of murder to China because of concerns he may not be treated…
France’s Le Pen says she would vote for Trump
PARIS (Reuters) – Marine Le Pen, the leader of France’s far right National Front party, said in a magazine interview said that if she were American, she would vote for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
Different targets, different countries: The challenge of stopping Islamic State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Deadly attacks in four countries linked to Islamic State show the limitations of U.S.-led efforts to loosen the group’s grip in Syria and Iraq, and the challenge of stopping attacks that are not only globally dispersed but very d…
Open criticism, unruly militias add to Afghan government woes
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan recently sent a team of officials to investigate alleged abuses by militias loyal to two rival strongmen in the country’s north, underlining concern that tensions there are undermining the authority of the government in Ka…
May leads three-horse PM race as Brexit hits pound and property
LONDON (Reuters) – Interior minister Theresa May opened up a strong lead on Tuesday in what is now a three-horse race to become Britain’s next prime minister, but the first stage of voting was overshadowed by post-Brexit carnage for property investors …
Iraq’s interior minister resigns after massive Baghdad bomb attack
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s interior minister resigned on Tuesday and said a deputy would take over his responsibilities, a few days after the deadliest of many car bombings in Baghdad since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.
What went wrong? Bangladesh militant’s father seeks answers
DHAKA (Reuters) – On the last Friday of Ramadan, Meer Hayet Kabir was hoping his son Meer Saameh Mubasheer, missing for the past four months, would come home. In Bangladesh, even kidnappers sometimes released hostages on a holy day.
Turkey proposes cooperation with Russia in fighting Islamic State
ANKARA/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Turkey said on Monday it wanted to cooperate with Moscow in combating Islamic State in Syria but denied having suggested it might allow Russia to use its Incirlik Air Base, near the Syrian frontier.
