Afghan satire ‘Kabul Taxi’ angers spies, scribes summoned
KABUL (Reuters) – The biting political satire of a Facebook page called Kabul Taxi has got under the skin of Afghanistan’s spy agency – enough so that it summoned the two journalists it suspects of being behind it for a two-hour grilling.
U.S. top security adviser to visit Beijing this week: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. National Security Adviser Susan Rice will travel to Beijing later this week to discuss a range of issues with Chinese officials, the White House said on Tuesday.
Gunmen storm ICRC office in Yemeni city of Aden
GENEVA (Reuters) – Unidentified gunmen raided the office of the International Committee of the Red Cross in the Yemeni port city of Aden on Monday, holding staff at gunpoint and stealing cars, cash and equipment, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
U.N. rights chief urges Maldives to release former president
GENEVA (Reuters) – U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al-Hussein has called on the government of the Maldives to release former president Mohamed Nasheed, whose jailing on Sunday constituted “a serious set-back”, a spokesman said on Tue…
Up to 3,000 refugees, migrants expected a day in Macedonia: UNHCR
GENEVA (Reuters) – Up to 3,000 people are expected to cross into Macedonia every day in coming months, led by Syrians fleeing their war-torn homeland and surrounding countries, the United Nations refugee agency said on Tuesday.
Girl suicide bomber kills five in northeast Nigeria
DAMATURU, Nigeria (Reuters) – A teenage suicide bomber detonated an explosive device strapped to her body in the northeastern Nigerian city of Damaturu early on Tuesday, killing five people and wounding about 30, police said.
Under pressure to solve Bangkok bomb attack, police interview driver
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Police on Tuesday questioned a taxi driver who may have driven the main suspect away from the area of last week’s deadly attack in Bangkok, as forensic experts struggle to unearth vital evidence in Thailand’s worst ever bombing.
Hungary wants more, less humiliating, EU funds to cope with migrants
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary wants more European Union funds to cope with the worst refugee crisis since World War Two, Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s chief of staff was quoted as saying on Tuesday.
Singapore calls early poll, riding birthday wishes as growth slows
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore will hold a general election on Sept. 11, more than a year before a deadline for the next polls, the government said on Tuesday, seen riding the feel-good factor of the city-state’s 50th birthday amid slowing economic gr…
China oil rig to keep drilling in waters disputed with Vietnam
BEIJING (Reuters) – A Chinese oil rig at the center of last year’s standoff between China and Vietnam will continue drilling not far from Vietnam’s coast, China’s maritime safety authorities said on Tuesday.
