Myanmar president not ruling out second term
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar President Thein Sein has indicated willingness to have a second five-year term in office after a parliamentary election in November, citing few younger people capable of continuing his government’s reform agenda.
China says former senior police chief suspected of murder
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s anti-graft watchdog accused the former police chief of the Chinese region of Inner Mongolia of suspected murder on Friday, saying he would be prosecuted for crimes that include bribery and illegal possession of firearms.
China paper says ‘wicked man wiped out’ after graft probe
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s top newspaper lauded the decision to prosecute a former senior military officer for graft on Friday, saying in unusually strong language that a “wicked man” had been wiped out by the “anti-corruption sword”.
Taiwan students storm education ministry compound in textbook protest
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Hundreds of Taiwan students stormed the ministry of education compound early on Friday, after one committed suicide earlier in the week, intensifying anti-China protests over textbooks they say are aimed at promoting Beijing’s “one C…
Mexico approves U.S. extradition warrant for fugitive kingpin Guzman
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The Mexican Attorney General’s office said on Thursday a judge had approved an order to extradite to the United States drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, who escaped from prison through a tunnel earlier this month.
Venezuela troops occupy Polar food distribution warehouses
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan troops occupied a Caracas warehouse complex used by local food giant Empresas Polar and Nestle to distribute food and beverages, workers and company officials said on Thursday.
Religious assailant attacks Jerusalem Gay Pride parade, wounding six
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man stabbed and wounded six participants, two of them seriously, in the annual Gay Pride parade in Jerusalem on Thursday, with police saying the suspect was jailed for a similar attack 10 years ago.
Greece’s Tsipras asserts control over party with congress vote
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s ruling Syriza movement backed a call on Thursday from Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to hold an emergency party congress as he seeks to assert his control over rebel lawmakers balking at new bailout talks.
Indian Ocean debris almost certainly from Boeing 777
SAINT-DENIS, Reunion (Reuters) – Plane debris washed up on the French island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean is almost certainly part of a Boeing 777, a Malaysian official and aviation experts said, potentially providing some answers for families of tho…
Scioli maintains lead in Argentina presidential race -poll
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Daniel Scioli, the ruling party’s candidate in Argentina’s presidential election, maintained his lead over his more business-friendly rival in July, excerpts of a poll published on Thursday showed.
