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.
EU privacy reform: who pays when the rules are broken?
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – New European Union data protection rules expected to be agreed on Monday will allow citizens to sue companies that own data as well as those that process it on their behalf, for example cloud computing providers.
Former PetroChina vice chairman to be prosecuted for graft
BEIJING (Reuters) – Former PetroChina Vice Chairman Liao Yongyuan has been expelled from the Communist Party and will be prosecuted for crimes including bribery, the party said on Monday, the latest official caught up in a sweeping corruption crackdown…
Varoufakis rules out ‘Grexit’, deal possible if Merkel takes part
BERLIN (Reuters) – Greece Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said he could rule out a ‘Grexit’ because it would not be a sensible solution to the Greek debt crisis and in a German newspaper interview on Monday also said a debt restructuring was the only…
U.S. plans to store heavy arms in Baltic, Eastern Europe: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States plans to store heavy military equipment in the Baltics and Eastern European nations to reassure allies unnerved by Russia’s intervention in Ukraine and to deter further aggression, U.S. officials said.
Japan PM Abe’s support lowest since 2012 amid doubts about security bills
TOKYO (Reuters) – Support for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s cabinet has fallen to the lowest level since he took office in 2012, to just over 40 percent, with nearly two-thirds of voters opposed to his muscular defense policy that would end a se…
