Thailand to release eight anti-junta activists on bail
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand will release on Tuesday eight activists detained for posting Facebook comments critical of the ruling junta and a military-backed draft constitution, a lawyer for the group said.
Afghan Taliban tighten squeeze on Helmand capital
LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Taliban insurgents killed at least 15 Afghan policemen when they overran two checkpoints in Helmand province in an attack on Tuesday that sharply increased pressure on the beleaguered provincial capital of Lashkar G…
Tired of waiting, Greece’s migrants turn to business to survive
IDOMENI, Greece (Reuters) – Within sight of a razor wire fence guarded by Macedonian police, 35-year-old Iraqi migrant Saima Hodep rolls dough with an old steel water pipe outside her tent, in preparation for customers for her unleavened bread.
Ex-NATO and U.S. defense chiefs warn UK against EU exit
LONDON (Reuters) – Former NATO secretary generals warned on Tuesday that a British exit from the European Union would help enemies of the West while ex-U.S. foreign and defense chiefs cautioned that Britain would have less clout outside the bloc.
Philippines’ election victor Duterte plans government overhaul
DAVAO, Philippines (Reuters) – The Philippines’ president-elect, rough-talking city mayor Rodrigo Duterte, announced plans on Tuesday for an overhaul of the country’s system of government that would devolve power from “imperial Manila” to long-neglecte…
Air strikes kill 10 in Syria’s Idlib province: monitoring group
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Air strikes on a town in Idlib province in Syria’s northwest killed at least 10 people on Tuesday, monitoring group the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported.
Italy arrests two people suspected of planning attacks in Rome, London
BARI, Italy (Reuters) – Italian police on Tuesday arrested two people as part of an investigation into a militant cell suspected of planning attacks in Rome and London, an investigative source said on Tuesday.
Turkish nationalist opposition leader signals won’t support presidential system
ANKARA (Reuters) – The head of Turkey’s nationalist opposition said on Tuesday efforts by the ruling AK Party to introduce an executive presidency were “invalid,” ruling out speculation he could back a new constitution to change the country’s political…
Cambodia frees eight protesters, including two foreigners
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Cambodia released eight protesters hours after police detained them for demonstrating against what activists described as the politically motivated imprisonment of a group of rights workers and an election official.
New U.S. ambassador to Myanmar says he will keep using term ‘Rohingya’
YANGON (Reuters) – The new ambassador of the United States to Myanmar said on Tuesday he will keep using the term Rohingya for the persecuted Muslim minority, even after the government controlled by Nobel prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi asked him to refr…
