Indonesia frees international school teachers jailed for student abuse
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia on Friday freed two teachers who had been jailed for sexually abusing students at an international school in a case critics say was fraught with irregularities and put the country’s justice system under the spotlight.
Indonesia’s Widodo takes swipe at egos blocking economic progress
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian President Joko Widodo called on bureaucrats and politicians on Friday to set aside their egos and work together to kickstart economic reforms that have foundered amid slumping growth since he took office last October.
Whatever Sri Lanka’s election result, China’s back in business
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Work on a landmark Chinese-backed waterfront development in Colombo could resume after next Monday’s general election in Sri Lanka, even if Beijing’s preferred candidate for prime minister, ex-President Mahinda Rajapaksa, is defeate…
Fidel Castro celebrates 89th birthday with leftist allies
HAVANA (Reuters) – Retired Cuban President Fidel Castro celebrated his 89th birthday on Thursday with two of his country’s closest leftist allies from Latin America, a day ahead of a historic visit by the U.S. secretary of state.
Greek lawmakers bicker on bailout hours before euro zone verdict
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek lawmakers bickered through the night over a new bailout deal to keep the country afloat, only hours before euro zone finance ministers are due to decide on Friday whether to approve the vital aid for Athens.
U.S. believes Islamic State likely used mustard agent in Iraq attack: WSJ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States believes Islamic State militants likely used mustard agent in an attack on Kurdish forces in Iraq earlier this week, the first indication the militant group has obtained a banned chemical weapon, the Wall Street…
Journalist, five others killed in Mexico state of Veracruz
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A journalist was among six people killed by armed men in a bar in the Mexican state of Veracruz, the state attorney general’s office said on Thursday, days after the murder of another journalist based in the state sparked widesp…
U.S. believes Islamic State likely used mustard agent in Iraq attack: WSJ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States believes Islamic State militants likely used mustard agent in an attack on Kurdish forces in Iraq earlier this week, the first indication the militant group has obtained a banned chemical weapon, the Wall Street…
Albanian’s sentencing sets up U.S. warrantless wiretap challenge
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An Albanian man was sentenced on Thursday to 16 years in U.S. prison for aiding a Pakistani militant group, clearing the way for a federal appeals court to hear a rare challenge to the U.S. government’s controversial warrantless wi…
Fidel Castro celebrates 89th birthday with leftist allies
HAVANA (Reuters) – Retired Cuban President Fidel Castro celebrated his 89th birthday on Thursday with two of his country’s closest leftist allies from Latin America, a day ahead of a historic visit by the U.S. secretary of state.
