Japanese row over U.S. island base move deepens
TOKYO (Reuters) – A clash between Japan’s central government and Okinawa island, host to the bulk of U.S. troops in Japan, deepened on Monday when the southern island’s governor ordered a halt to underwater work at the site of a planned relocation of a…
China charges former senior energy executive with graft
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese prosecutors on Monday charged a former senior energy executive with bribery, abuse of power and other corrupt practices, the latest official to face court in a sweeping crackdown on corruption.
Britain tells United States: We’ll always fight by your side
LONDON (Reuters) – British Defense Secretary Michael Fallon told the United States on Monday his country would always be at Washington’s side on the battlefield “when the chips are down”, part of a concerted campaign to assuage U.S. fears over British …
Pakistan military holds first Republic Day parade in seven years
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan held its first Republic Day parade in seven years on Monday, full of flag-waving pomp and aerial military expertise, a symbolic show of strength in the war against the Taliban months after a militant attack on a school ki…
Russia may ban fruit imports from Serbia: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s food safety watchdog said on Monday it suspected Serbia of re-exporting Polish apples and was considering banning all fruit imports from the non-EU country, Russian news agency RIA reported.
Wild fire spreads from North Korea to South, border passages closed: officials
SEOUL (Reuters) – Strong winds swept a wild fire in North Korea across the heavily armed border with South Korea on Monday, prompting a suspension of cross-border movements into a jointly-run factory park in the North.
Saudi Arabia invites Iraq’s Abadi to visit in big sign of thaw
BAGHDAD/RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has invited Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi to visit the kingdom, Abadi’s office said on Monday, in the biggest sign yet of improving ties between the countries after decades of tension.
Activists urge Lebanon to make marital rape illegal
BEIRUT (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When Lina met her husband she was drawn by his warmth and quiet nature. At 19 she was keen to settle down and start a family, but she never imagined the nightmare ahead.
Syrian insurgents ‘mimicking ruthlessness’ of army: rights group
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Insurgent groups in Syria have carried out scores of indiscriminate attacks that have killed and maimed civilians in violation of the laws of war, a Human Rights Watch report said on Monday.
Mexican journalist in censorship row says bosses tried to block story
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A Mexican broadcast news journalist, fired after helping to reveal a conflict of interest scandal that embarrassed the country’s president, said her former employer tried to suppress the report before she published it on her own…
