Turkish police swoop on Erdogan foes, dozens detained: media
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish police launched an operation on Friday to detain dozens of people including businessmen perceived to be supporters of U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, President Tayyip Erdogan’s ally-turned-foe, the Dogan news agen…
Myanmar navy rescues boat with 200 migrants aboard
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar’s navy has found a boat carrying more than 200 migrants, a government spokesman said on Friday, amid mounting international pressure to tackle a “boat people” crisis that has seen hundreds of migrants land in Indonesia and Ma…
Thailand again says election could be delayed
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Friday a general election will take place in the Southeast Asian country in April or May 2016 – but could be delayed by three months if a referendum takes place.
A year after Thai coup, stability trumps growth for business
BANGKOK (Reuters) – When Thailand’s army seized power in a bloodless coup, much of the business establishment quietly cheered them on. A year on, the captains of Thai industry remain firmly behind the junta, despite a lackluster economy and a delayed r…
Saudi citizen killed in rocket attack launched from Yemen: SPA
DOHA (Reuters) – A cross border rocket attack launched from inside Yemen killed one Saudi citizen and wounded two others on Thursday in the southern province of Dhahran, Saudi Arabia’s state news agency (SPA) reported.
Polish President Komorowski narrowly leads in poll ahead of run-off
WARSAW (Reuters) – With two days to go before the second round of Poland’s presidential election, incumbent Bronislaw Komorowski was slightly ahead with 45 percent support, a survey by pollster TNS for Gazeta.pl web portal showed on Friday.
Support for Turkey’s ruling AK Party wanes: unpublished poll
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Support for the ruling AK Party has dropped to 40.5 percent ahead of the June 7 parliamentary election, according to a Konda poll released to business clients, compared with 49.8 percent of the vote in the previous general election…
Court frees ex-Korean Air executive in ‘nut rage’ case
SEOUL (Reuters) – Former Korean Air Lines executive Heather Cho walked free after nearly five months in prison on Friday after an appeals court suspended the sentence she was given for her outburst over the way she had been served macadamia nuts.
U.S. official in Israel to discuss Mideast nuclear arms ban
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A senior U.S. official is in Israel to discuss the possibility of a compromise that would keep alive the idea of someday banning nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East, U.S. officials and U.N. diplom…
Islamic State says it has full control of Syria’s Palmyra
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamic State fighters tightened their grip on the historic Syrian city of Palmyra on Thursday and overran Iraqi government defenses east of Ramadi, the provincial capital that they seized five days earlier.
