China kicks off war commemorations with graphic exhibition
MARCO POLO BRIDGE, China (Reuters) – With dioramas of heroic Communist soldiers and graphic pictures of massacres, China formally kicked off its commemorations for the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two on Tuesday with the unveiling of a new …
Explosives stolen from army base in France
MARSEILLE (Reuters) – Explosives, 180 detonators and around 40 grenades were stolen from an army base in the southern French town of Miramas, near Marseille, a source close to investigation said on Tuesday.
Mystery deaths in India recruitment scam pressure Modi’s party
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The deaths of a number of witnesses in a massive fraud case surrounding cheating at college and government jobs has become the latest source of discomfort for India’s ruling party, already on the defensive over influence trafficki…
Japan’s Abe faces growing risk on security shift: opposition leader
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will be taking a big risk if he pushes through a dramatic change in security policy despite objections from most citizens, who want a better explanation why the change is needed, a top opposition fig…
Drone strikes target Islamic State fighters in eastern Afghanistan
Kabul (Reuters) – Two drone strikes targeted militants loyal to Islamic State in Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing between 25 and 49 insurgents, according to differing estimates by Afghan and foreign officials.
First victims of deadliest migrant shipwreck given funeral in Italy
CATANIA, Italy (Reuters) – Italy held a funeral service on Tuesday for 13 migrants who died in the worst shipwreck in the Mediterranean in recent history, while the navy continued its search for other victims of the disaster.
HSBC fires UK staff over mock execution video
LONDON (Reuters) – HSBC has fired UK staff who filmed themselves staging a mock Islamic State-style beheading of a colleague and posted the video online, it said on Tuesday.
Philippines ramps up military spending in face of China threat
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines plans to ramp up military spending over the next 13 years, earmarking more than $20 billion to modernize its forces in the face of Beijing’s maritime ambitions in the disputed South China Sea, a top air force official…
Arrested ex-Toyota exec Hamp to be released from custody: Kyodo
TOKYO (Reuters) – Tokyo prosecutors plan to release former Toyota Motor Corp executive Julie Hamp from custody after she was arrested last month on suspicion of illegally importing the painkiller Oxycodone into Japan, Kyodo News reported on Tuesday.
The world’s oldest man dies in Japan, aged 112
TOKYO (Reuters) – Sakari Momoi, who was recognized as the world’s oldest man and credited healthy eating and getting plenty of sleep for his longevity, has died at the age of 112, Japanese media said on Tuesday.
