Turkish court deals blow to Erdogan, overturns law that shut rival’s schools
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s top court has struck down legislation that would have shut thousands of private schools, dealing a blow to President Tayyip Erdogan’s efforts to curb the influence of a cleric he has accused of covertly seeking to topple h…
Northern Irish police attacked at parade, 24 injured
BELFAST (Reuters) – Rioting erupted in Belfast during the annual Orange Order parade as police tried to block Protestant marchers from passing a Catholic housing estate, a return of the sectarian violence that has marred the traditionally emotive event…
Myanmar navy finds 102 stranded Bangladesh migrants on island: state media
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Myanmar’s navy has discovered more than 100 Bangladeshi migrants stranded for nearly a month on a southern island, state media said on Tuesday, following a regional migrant crisis in which people smugglers abandoned thousands at sea…
Explosions in Lviv aimed at destabilizing Ukraine: Interior Ministry
KIEV (Reuters) – Two policemen were wounded in explosions at two district police stations in the west Ukrainian city of Lviv on Tuesday, the Interior Ministry said, linking the cases to a deadly standoff between a far-right group and police over the we…
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.
