U.S. college exam scandals open door to thriving market
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Test preparation companies see a golden opportunity to expand in Asia, after a series of cheating scandals on the U.S. college entrance exam SAT pushed more students in the region to take its lesser-known rival, the ACT.
Sri Lanka bans foreign travel by former defense chief in armory probe
COLOMBO (Reuters) – A Sri Lankan court has banned the feared brother of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa from foreign travel, police said on Tuesday, over allegations he used a commercial floating armory as weaponry for a “private army”.
Britain would be European North Korea if it leaves EU, says ex-PM Brown
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain would become the North Korea of Europe if the country leaves the European Union with no friends or influence, former Prime Minister Gordon Brown has warned.
Xinjiang boss says Chinese extremists fighting with Islamic State
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese extremists have joined the Islamic State and authorities have broken up gangs that returned from fighting abroad, the Communist Party boss of China’s western Xinjiang region said on Tuesday, arguing that secrecy was needed t…
Spain arrests two suspected militants in Ceuta
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain said it arrested two suspected militants in its North African enclave of Ceuta early on Tuesday, both accused of being part of an Islamist cell planning an attack in the country.
Russian starts military exercises in southern region of Stavropol: RIA news agency
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian defense ministry said on Monday it had launched military exercises in the country’s southern region of Stavropol, the news agency RIA Novosti reported on Tuesday.
Ivory Coast court jails ex-first lady for 20 years over election violence
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – A court in Ivory Coast on Tuesday found former first lady Simone Gbagbo guilty of charges related to her role in a 2011 post-election crisis in which around 3,000 people were killed, sentencing her to 20 years in prison, her lawyer …
Japan ex-PM says Abe risks alienating neighbors if he dilutes apology
TOKYO (Reuters) – Prime Minister Shinzo Abe risks further alienating Asian neighbors China and South Korea if he does not stick to the substance of a 1995 apology for wartime aggression, the man who issued the landmark statement two decades ago said on…
Islamic State alternative to Facebook gets bumpy start
DUBAI (Reuters) – Facing a ban from mainstream online social networks Facebook and Twitter, supporters of the Islamic State appear to have launched their own “caliphate book.”
Zambian president discharged from hospital after illness
LUSAKA (Reuters) – Newly elected Zambian president Edgar Lungu has been discharged from the hospital where he had been receiving treatment since he fell ill at the weekend, the presidency said on Tuesday.
