Japan sets out extra curbs on asylum seekers
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan announced on Tuesday changes to its refugee system that activists said will make the country, which accepted less than a dozen asylum seekers last year, increasingly hard to reach for people in need of protection.
Hong Kong leader plays down comments by top Beijing official
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying said on Tuesday some people had misunderstood controversial comments by Beijing’s top representative in the Chinese-ruled city that the chief executive was above the law.
Thailand’s reluctant leader prolongs his grip on power
BANGKOK (Reuters) – He repeatedly presents himself as a reluctant leader, and yet Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha is now on track to become his country’s longest-ruling strongman since the 1970s.
Australia’s incoming prime minister seen moving cautiously on climate policy
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s incoming prime minister Malcolm Turnbull may seek to reposition greater action to fight climate change as an economic booster, analysts and academics said on Tuesday, but will move slowly to avoid losing the support of hi…
China begins nationwide nuclear safety checks after Tianjin blast
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has begun a nationwide safety inspection into all its existing nuclear facilities in the wake of an explosion at a chemical warehouse at the port of Tianjin last month that killed more than 160 people.
Japan urges North Korea to refrain from provocative action
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan urged North Korea on Tuesday to refrain from taking provocative action and to continue cooperation with the United States and South Korea.
Guatemala comic to face former first lady in presidency run-off
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – A Guatemalan comedian who led a first round of presidential elections this month will face off against a former first lady in a second round of voting in October, after a conservative businessman announced his resignation on …
Behind Singapore ruling party’s victory, a rising star
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore’s ruling party is celebrating a resounding re-election victory, thanks partly to its economic Tsar, an ethnic Tamil politician whose voter appeal poses an awkward question for its leaders: can a non-Chinese ever become p…
Border-free Europe unravels as migrant crisis hits record day
ROSZKE, Hungary/VIENNA (Reuters) – Two decades of frontier-free travel across Europe unraveled on Monday as countries re-established border controls in the face of an unprecedented influx of migrants, which broke the record for the most arrivals by lan…
Australian PM-elect Turnbull to focus on the economy
CANBERRA (Reuters) – Australian prime minister elect Malcolm Turnbull promised to focus on improving the country’s faltering economy as the public woke up on Tuesday to its fourth leader in two years.
