China official says some Xinjiang Party members back ‘terrorist acts’
BEIJING (Reuters) – A senior official from China’s violence-torn Xinjiang region questioned on Tuesday the loyalty of some ruling Communist Party members there, saying some even supported “terrorist acts”.
Portuguse president to meet Socialist PM hopeful again amid uncertainty
LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s president will meet Socialist leader Antonio Costa again on Tuesday after the prime ministerial hopeful responded in writing to his call for the Socialists far left partners to respect budget commitments to the EU.
Russia says to halt gas supplies to Ukraine, mulling coal cut off over Crimea
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said Moscow would cut gas supplies to Ukraine on Tuesday or Wednesday because Kiev had not paid up front for more gas and might also halt coal supplies to Ukraine in retaliation for a power bla…
New Myanmar government to tighten safety after jade mine disaster
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar’s newly elected government said on Tuesday that it plans to tighten safety controls at the country’s poorly regulated jade mines after a landslide swept over a mining encampment, resulting in a death toll expected to reach ar…
Hungary PM asks China to support EU anti-terror efforts
SUZHOU, China (Reuters) – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Tuesday called on China’s leaders to support the European Union’s efforts to combat terrorism in the wake of the deadly attacks in Paris.
Majority of Britons want to leave the EU after Paris attacks: opinion poll
LONDON (Reuters) – More than half of Britons now want to leave the European Union, according to an opinion poll carried out after the Paris attacks for the Independent newspaper.
Thai court indicts two men over deadly Bangkok bombing
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A Thai military court has indicted two men accused of carrying out a Bangkok bomb attack that killed 20 people including 14 foreigners, making it the deadliest such incident in Thai history.
China, Thailand joint air force exercise highlights warming ties
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s military held an air show with China on Tuesday ahead of joint maneuvers in a sign of warming ties, but Thailand said it was not distancing itself from the United States which downgraded their military relationship follow…
In taking economic war to Islamic State, U.S. developing new tools
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Since last month, U.S. warplanes have struck Islamic State’s oil infrastructure in Syria in a stepped-up campaign of economic warfare that the United States estimates has cut the group’s black-market earnings from oil by about a third.
U.S. appeals court withholds release of memos on targeted killings
(Reuters) – Memorandums on the legal basis for targeted killings of people in other countries that the U.S. government believes are involved in militant attacks can be kept secret, a federal court ruled in a document released on Monday.
