Court throws out case filed by ousted Thai PM against prosecutor
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A Thai court on Tuesday threw out a case against the attorney general filed by deposed prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra, saying it found no evidence of any abuse by prosecutors.
Detained Bangladesh militant leader killed in grenade blast
DHAKA (Reuters) – The leader of the military wing of a banned Islamist militant group in Bangladesh was killed when a grenade exploded while he was in police custody early on Tuesday, hours after he was arrested in possession of weapons, police said.
Mass immigration is damaging Britain, says UK interior minister
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – Mass immigration is damaging British society, interior minister Theresa May will say on Tuesday in a speech designed to ease some voters’ concerns that the government is failing to control the country’s borders.
Japan’s PM Abe to seek to play it safe in cabinet shake-up
TOKYO (Reuters) – “Once burnt, twice shy” could well sum up Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s attitude as he readies a cabinet to be unveiled on Wednesday, a year after a shake-up that ended in tears.
Mexican judge orders four soldiers released in executions case
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A Mexican judge has ordered the release of four soldiers implicated in a case of 22 executed gang members last year, the attorney general’s office said in a statement late on Monday.
U.S. warns against ‘egregious’ restrictions in contested South China Seas
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Some countries appear to view freedom of the seas as “up for grabs” in the South China Sea, imposing superfluous warnings and restrictions that threaten stability, a U.S. Navy commander said on Tuesday in comments apparently aimed at…
Japan says can build subs in Australia ‘from day one’
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The Japanese consortium bidding for a $35 billion project to build stealth submarines for Australia said on Tuesday it was confident it could build boats onshore in Australia from day one, if the Australian government requests it.
Dutch freighter sinks after crash off Belgian coast, no fatalities
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A small Dutch freight ship sank early Tuesday morning after colliding with a tanker in the North Sea off the Belgian coast, the Netherlands’ coast guard said. All aboard were saved.
Venezuela hits back at U.S. for questioning its democracy
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s foreign minister on Monday blasted her U.S. counterpart John Kerry for questioning the country’s democratic credentials ahead of legislative elections the ruling socialists are forecast to lose.
Australian police arrest boy near scene of ‘terror-linked’ shooting
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian police arrested a boy after he was questioned about his social media posts on Tuesday outside the same high school attended by a teenager who last week shot dead a police worker in an attack authorities say was “linked to …
