Criminal intent seen in petrochemical fire on French Bastille Day
PARIS/MARSEILLES, France (Reuters) – Criminal intent is suspected in two fires which broke out at a petrochemical facility near Marseilles airport on Tuesday as France celebrated its Bastille Day national holiday, a source close to the French governmen…
Guzman escape turns up heat on Mexican president over corruption
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The dramatic escape on Saturday of the world’s most notorious drug lord has raised pressure on Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto to curb corruption and the drug gangs that play an outsized and violent role in his country.
Helicopter crashes near Swiss tourist spot Lauterbrunnen
ZURICH (Reuters) – A helicopter crashed on Tuesday in the area around Lauterbrunnen, a popular Swiss tourist destination near the Jungfraujoch glacier, police said.
Japan security debate masks clash of views on pacifist constitution
TOKYO (Reuters) – Is Japan’s constitution a symbol of peace and respect for universal values or a reminder of humiliating defeat?
China says police shoot dead three Xinjiang ‘terrorists’
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese police in the northeastern city of Shenyang shot dead three knife-wielding Uighur militants screaming for Islamic holy war and wounded another on Monday as they tried to resist arrest, the government and state media said.
Two-wheeled revolution: Pyongyang installs bike lanes
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea has installed cycle lanes on major thoroughfares running through Pyongyang in an apparent bid to cut down on pedestrian accidents as more people have the cash to spend on bicycles to get around.
Myanmar’s President Thein Sein says will not run for second term
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar President Thein Sein has decided not to run in a parliamentary election scheduled for Nov. 8, a senior official from his office said on Monday, citing health concerns.
Exclusive: Philippines reinforcing rusting ship on Spratly reef outpost – sources
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippine navy is quietly reinforcing the hull and deck of a rusting ship it ran aground on a disputed South China Sea reef in 1999 to stop it breaking apart, determined to hold the shoal as Beijing creates a string of man-made …
High-profile Tibetan monk dies in prison in China
BEIJING (Reuters) – A Tibetan monk who was one of China’s most prominent political prisoners has died in jail, a relative said on Monday, and a rights group said security forces were deployed after protesters gathered near a government office in his ho…
Exclusive: Draft deal calls for U.N. access to all Iran sites – source
VIENNA (Reuters) – A draft nuclear deal between Iran and six major powers calls for U.N. inspectors to have access to all suspect Iranian sites, including military, based on consultations between the powers and Tehran, a diplomatic source said on Tuesd…
