Hong Kong bookseller voiced fears about China agents before he disappeared
HONG KONG (Reuters) – In a series of at least ten emails reviewed by Reuters, Hong Kong bookseller Lee Bo, specializing in gossipy publications about Chinese leaders, said he feared a missing colleague had been taken by agents from China for “political…
Taiwan sees increasing militarization in South China Sea
TAIPEI (Reuters) – In rare public comment on territorial disputes in the South China Sea, Taiwan’s defense ministry warned on Wednesday that countries in the region were spending more on bolstering their military strength as tension in the area increas…
U.S. Army plane crashes in Iraq, four crew uninjured: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. military aircraft with four crew members crashed in Iraq on Saturday, but none were injured and initial reports ruled out hostile action, a Defense Department official said on Tuesday.
China foreign minister speaks with Kerry on North Korea
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke by telephone with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday about the situation on the Korean peninsula, China’s foreign ministry said.
Under attack, Indonesian LGBT groups set up safehouses, live in fear
BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – LGBT activists, facing a barrage of homophobia and hate speech by Indonesian authorities, are setting up hotlines and safehouses, while “unfriending” people on social media and deleting website directories that co…
Islamic State’s ‘minister of war’ likely killed in U.S. air strike: officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An Islamic State commander described by the Pentagon as the group’s “minister of war” was likely killed in a U.S. air strike in Syria, U.S. officials said on Tuesday, in what would be a major victory in the United States’ efforts…
Two killed as rockets from Syria hit southern Turkish town: mayor
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – A young child and another person were killed on Tuesday when rocket fire hit the Turkish town of Kilis from across the Syrian border, the mayor and security sources said, in an attack that Ankara blamed on Islamic State m…
Children in besieged Syrian areas live in fear of bombs, air strikes: charity
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A quarter of a million of children live in terror in besieged areas of Syria, where barrel bombs, air strikes and shelling are a daily occurrence, charity Save the Children said on Wednesday.
Amazon tribe in Peru frees hostages after negotiations
LIMA (Reuters) – An indigenous village in the Peruvian Amazon freed public officials it had been holding hostage to press for help after a ruptured pipeline spilled 1,000 barrels of crude on its lands, the state-owned energy company Petroperu said.
Britain’s finance lobby says Brexit would hit City of London
LONDON (Reuters) – All alternatives to Britain’s membership of the European Union are second best and risk damaging the competitiveness of the City of London’s finance industry, although Brexit would not be ruinous for the economy, TheCityUK lobby said…
