China military to probe building projects in graft crackdown
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s military has begun a six-month probe into buildings erected without permission, that exceed specifications or are illegally rented out, as part of a broader campaign against corruption, the Defense Ministry said on Monday.
Schools reopen as South Korea seeks normality amid MERS outbreak
SUWON, South Korea (Reuters) – Thousands of South Korean schools that were shut to stop the spread of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) reopened on Monday as the country sought to return to normal, nearly four weeks into an outbreak that shows si…
Danish opposition retakes poll lead days before vote, race close
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark’s center-right bloc of opposition parties has taken back the lead in surveys days ahead of a national election, but many people are still undecided and the vote will be one of the closest in years, pollsters said on Monda…
Pro-Europe, pro-Russia camps split vote in Moldova’s local elections
CHISINAU (Reuters) – Moldova’s pro-European and pro-Russian parties took roughly equal shares of the vote in local elections, results showed on Monday, upsetting forecasts of a big win for the pro-Moscow camp.
Iran official to discuss Yemen at OIC talks in Saudi Arabia: Mehr
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s deputy foreign minister for Middle East affairs will discuss Yemen’s conflict at a meeting of a pan-Islamic body hosted by its regional rival Saudi Arabia, the Iranian Mehr news agency reported on Monday.
Chinese police detain two activists linked to prominent NGO
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese police have detained two rights activists who worked for a prominent non-governmental organization (NGO), their relatives said on Monday, the latest sign of an intensifying clampdown on the work of non-profit groups.
Swedish prosecutors plan to question Assange in June or July
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Swedish prosecutors plan to question WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at Ecuador’s embassy in London in June or July, the prosecutor said on Monday.
Greece and creditors fail in ‘last attempt’ to reach deal
BRUSSELS/ATHENS (Reuters) – Talks on ending a deadlock between Greece and its international creditors broke up in failure on Sunday, with European leaders venting their frustration as Athens stumbled closer toward a debt default that threatens its futu…
Chinese police detain taxi-app driver over alleged assault
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese police have detained a driver on suspicion of sexually assaulting a drunk passenger after she used a ride-hailing app to hire his car, police in the southern city of Guangzhou said on Monday.
Kenya says kills al Shabaab commander and possibly militant Briton
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s army said it killed a regional commander from Somalia’s al Shabaab group, and possibly also a Briton who joined the militants, in fighting over the weekend.
