Ex-Singapore leader Lee Kuan Yew’s condition worsens
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The health condition of Singapore’s founding father and long-serving former leader Lee Kuan Yew, who has been in hospital with severe pneumonia for nearly six weeks, has worsened, the government said on Tuesday.
Between U.S. and China, South Korea in bind over missile defense
SEOUL (Reuters) – The potential deployment of a sophisticated U.S. air defense system in South Korea to counter the North’s missile threat is proving a headache for Seoul as it tries to walk a fine line between its closest security ally Washington and …
India’s Modi deeply concerned about rape of nun; protests flare
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday he was “deeply concerned” about the rape of an elderly nun and the demolition of a church as protests for the better protection of women and religious minorities erupted across t…
India’s Modi deeply concerned about rape of nun; protests flare
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday he was “deeply concerned” about the rape of an elderly nun and the demolition of a church as protests for the better protection of women and religious minorities erupted across t…
South Korea, Japan, China to meet on three-way cooperation
SEOUL (Reuters) – The foreign ministers of South Korea, China and Japan will meet on Saturday for the first time in nearly three years in a bid to restore cooperation between the three Asian economic powers, South Korea’s foreign ministry said.
British referendum on EU in 2015 unlikely, says PM Cameron
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron on Tuesday said there was only a “pretty slim” chance that he could bring forward to 2015 a referendum on the country’s membership of the European Union which he wants to hold if he wins a nationa…
Myanmar court jails New Zealand bar manager, colleagues for insulting religion
YANGON (Reuters) – A Myanmar court on Tuesday jailed a New Zealand bar manager and two Myanmar colleagues for two and a half years for insulting religion by using a psychedelic image of Buddha wearing headphones to promote their bar.
U.N. expert to probe conditions of North Korean workers abroad
GENEVA (Reuters) – The U.N. human rights investigator for North Korea said on Monday he would probe allegations of an estimated 20,000 North Koreans working in slave-like conditions abroad, mainly in China, Russia and the Middle East.
Malaysia frees Anwar’s daughter from night of detention over parliament comments
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian police on Tuesday freed the daughter of jailed opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim after a night in detention over comments in parliament deemed “contemptuous” of the country’s judiciary.
Ratings for Philippine leader plunge to record low after clash
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Benigno Aquino’s approval and trust ratings have plunged to their lowest ever as public anger over the killing of 44 policemen in a clash with rebels in January hurt his popularity, a pollster said on Tuesday.
