China says up to United States to resume cyber security talks
BEIJING (Reuters) – It is up to the United States to create conditions to resume regular talks on cyber security, China’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday, as the two countries began three days of high-level meetings in Washington.
Asia’s richest man “disappointed” by Hong Kong democracy veto, but business as usual
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Asia’s richest man, Li Ka-shing, said on Tuesday he was “very disappointed” by Hong Kong’s failure to pass a China-backed electoral blueprint that would have granted a one-man one-vote in the city but only for candidates pre-scree…
Syrian state media praise Druze attack on Israeli ambulance
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian state media praised Druze villagers in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Tuesday for attacking an Israeli military ambulance they said was carrying two insurgents from a group fighting President Bashar al-Assad.
Foreign arms firms considering manufacturing in Philippines: official
MANILA (Reuters) – Weapons and munitions manufacturers from Canada, the United States, South Korea and South Africa are considering setting up operations in the Philippines once its first defense economic zone is launched, a senior government official …
Mother Teresa’s successor Sister Nirmala dies
KOLKATA (Reuters) – Sister Nirmala Joshi, who succeeded Nobel laureate Mother Teresa as the head of her Missionaries of Charity and expanded the movement overseas, died on Tuesday aged 80.After taking over the charity following Mother Teresa’s death in…
Strong franc lures EU workers to Switzerland
ZURICH (Reuters) – The strong Swiss franc is a beacon for foreign workers aiming to cash in on the currency’s purchasing power just as Switzerland aims to limit immigration from the European Union, a government panel reported on Tuesday.
Japanese plane circles over China-claimed region in South China Sea
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Philippines (Reuters) – A Japanese military patrol plane circled over disputed parts of the South China Sea on Tuesday at the start of an exercise with the Philippine military that has irked China.
Striking French ferry workers blockade Calais port
LILLE, France (Reuters) – Striking French ferry workers blockaded the port of Calais on Tuesday morning, disrupting maritime traffic and Eurotunnel’s undersea rail link with Britain in protest at restructuring at its MyFerryLink division, port official…
Rwanda calls arrest by UK of spy chief an ‘outrage’
KIGALI (Reuters) – Rwanda said it was an “outrage” for Britain to arrest its intelligence chief at the request of Spain, which wants him on war crimes charges, and suggested Western states were swayed by those behind the 1994 genocide.
Thailand says wraps up trafficking probe, rights groups sceptical
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai police said on Tuesday they had “shown sincerity” and wrapped up the country’s biggest investigation into human trafficking, as rights groups questioned whether they had even scratched the surface.
