Philippines seeks help from U.S. in South China Sea dispute
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines is seeking more “substantive” support from its long-time security ally United States on how to counter China’s rapid expansion in the South China Sea, the foreign secretary said on Wednesday.
Islamic State seizes village in Iraq’s Anbar province
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Islamic State militants gained ground in western Iraq on Wednesday, overrunning another village near the capital of Anbar province in a dawn raid, police sources and local officials said.
Exclusive: China ex-security chief warned Bo Xilai he would be ousted – sources
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has charged former domestic security chief Zhou Yongkang with leaking state secrets because he warned political ally Bo Xilai in 2012 that Bo was about to be ousted, a crime that can be punishable by death, sources told Reuter…
Guam governor wants a referendum to decide gay marriage
HAGATNA (Reuters) – The governor of Guam, a tiny U.S. territory in the Pacific, on Wednesday backed legislation allowing same sex marriage but said the issue, which has sharply divided Americans, should be put to a referendum.
Korean ferry victims’ families cry out names of loved ones at sea, offer snacks
JINDO, South Korea (Reuters) – South Korean parents mourning victims of last year’s Sewol ferry disaster cried out their names at the spot where the ship went down, threw white chrysanthemums into the sea and made offerings of their loved ones’ favorit…
NATO commander urges Russia to stop fuelling Ukraine conflict
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Nato’s top commander, U.S. General Philip Breedlove, voiced concern on Wednesday at a new flare-up of fighting in Ukraine and urged Russia to stop fuelling the conflict.
Greece rules out early election
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s state minister on Wednesday ruled out that the leftist government was considering an early election.
South Korea’s Park says won’t tolerate graft as her PM faces bribery claims
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Park Geun-hye said she would have zero tolerance for corruption, amid calls for her prime minister to quit over allegations that he took illegal campaign money from a businessman found dead last week in an appar…
Lobbyists threaten European democracy, anti-graft body says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Lack of control over lobbyists threatens to undermine European democracies, the anti-corruption pressure group Transparency International said on Wednesday, as it called for tight new regulation.
China warns Taiwan opposition as it names presidential candidate
BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) – China warned Taiwan’s main opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) on Wednesday to heed the lessons of the last time it was in power and not push for independence, as the party announced its candidate for next year’s pr…
