Taiwan to indict Sunflower Movement student leaders
TAIPEI (Reuters) – The leaders of anti-China protests that roiled Taiwan’s legislature for weeks last spring will face charges of agitating the public and attacking police, officials said on Tuesday.
Japan OKs aid to foreign troops’ non-military operations
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan revised its foreign aid charter on Tuesday to allow funding of non-military operations of other country’s armed forces as part of its drive for a bigger role in global security.
Malaysian leader Anwar Ibrahim found guilty in sodomy trial
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s highest court found opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim guilty on charges of sodomy on Tuesday in a case that his supporters claim was politically motivated.
G20 pledges decisive monetary, fiscal action if needed: draft text
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The Group of 20 (G20) leading economies will pledge to act decisively on monetary and fiscal policy if needed to combat the risk of persistent stagnation, according to a draft communique obtained by Reuters on Tuesday.
Argentine prosecutor’s death part of coup d’etat attempt: government official
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – An Argentine prosecutor’s mysterious death days after he made criminal charges against President Cristina Fernandez is part of an attempt to unseat her and bring neoliberals back to power, a senior government official said on M…
Euro zone, Greece face off as markets take fright
ATHENS/ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Greece and its euro zone partners engaged in brinkmanship on Monday, with leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras insisting his country would not extend its reform-linked bailout and Germany saying it would get no more money w…
Obama says extending deadline for Iran nuclear deal not useful
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday extending the March deadline for a nuclear deal with Iran would not be useful if Iran does not agree to a basic framework that assures world powers it is not pursuing nuclear arms.
Ex-IMF head Strauss-Kahn testifies in French sex ring trial
LILLE, France (Reuters) – Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former IMF chief who was tipped to become French president before being accused of sexual assault by a New York maid in 2011, will testify to a criminal court on Tuesday over his alleged role in sex…
Boko Haram launches twin attacks in Niger and Cameroon
NIAMEY/YAOUNDE (Reuters) – Islamist Boko Haram insurgents from Nigeria bombed a Niger border town, killing five people, and carried out attacks in neighboring Cameroon, kidnapping a bus full of passengers, military and local sources said on Monday.
Obama says still weighing decision on arming Ukraine forces
WASHINGTON/DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama signaled on Monday he will wait for the results of high-stakes talks on Ukraine before deciding whether to arm the Kiev government, saying diplomacy and sanctions remain his preferred …
