China’s feminists hail expected election of Taiwan’s Tsai
BEIJING (Reuters) – Feminists in China are embracing Taiwan’s presidential front-runner Tsai Ing-wen as a role model – in a country where the last woman leader was the empress dowager more than a century ago.
Iran’s Guards say U.S. sailors will probably be released: Tasnim
DUBAI (Reuters) – Ten U.S. sailors detained by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) will “probably” be released, the IRGC’s top naval commander was quoted as saying on Wednesday.
Philippines files protest against China’s test flights in disputed sea
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines has filed a protest against China’s test flights from an artificial island in the South China Sea, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Wednesday, describing the actions as “provocative” and a violation of an existing…
South Korea fires warning shots at suspected drone near border: media
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea fired warning shots on Wednesday near an “unidentified flying object” over its border with North Korea, a military official told Reuters, while a news agency said it was a suspected North Korean drone.
Suicide bomber kills at least 10 in Cameroon mosque
DOUALA (Reuters) – A suicide bomber killed at least 10 people and wounded at least one in an attack on a mosque in northern Cameroon on Wednesday, officials in the Far North region said, in the latest attack linked to an insurgency by militant group Bo…
Kazakh leader’s allies rush parliament vote to dodge deepening crisis
ALMATY (Reuters) – Lawmakers loyal to Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev asked him on Wednesday to call a snap parliamentary election, which would allow the veteran leader to reaffirm his grip on power before discontent over economic hardship …
German minister says deportations will rise after Cologne attacks
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Justice Minister Heiko Maas said on Wednesday more foreign criminals would be expelled once new restrictions are rolled out in the wake of sexual attacks on women blamed on migrants in Cologne.
Hong Kong leader says has raised missing case of missing booksellers with Beijing
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying said on Wednesday that he placed a great deal of emphasis on the case of a missing bookseller and has raised the issue with mainland authorities.
Moscow confirms Russians detained in Turkey over Islamic State links: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Consulate General in Turkish city of Antalya confirmed that three Russians had been detained over suspected connection to the Islamic State, state news agency RIA reported on Wednesday.
Belgium identifies three Paris attack plot safe houses
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A number of the Paris attackers used two apartments and a house in Belgium as possible safe houses in the weeks in leading up to their coordinated shooting and suicide bomb assault on the French capital, investigators said on Wedne…
