Hong Kong students and staff march to defend academic freedom
HONG KONG (Reuters) – About 1,000 students and staff at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) held a silent protest on Tuesday against what they say is Beijing’s interference in academic freedom.
Russia would consider air strikes in Iraq at Baghdad’s request: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia will consider extending its air strikes against militants in Syria to Iraq if it receives such a request from Baghdad, the RIA news agency quoted the head of the country’s upper chamber of parliament as saying on Tuesday.
Nearly 100 migrants reported dead off Libya: IOM
GENEVA (Reuters) – Nearly 100 migrants are reported to have died in the Mediterranean off Libya since Sunday, the International Organization for Migration said on Tuesday, citing unconfirmed reports from the Libyan Red Crescent.
Historic Pacific trade deal faces skeptics in U.S. Congress
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Twelve Pacific Rim countries on Monday reached the most ambitious trade pact in a generation, aiming to liberalize commerce in 40 percent of the world’s economy in a deal that faces skepticism from U.S. lawmakers.
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…
