As U.S. eases hostilities, Cuba faces new challenge
HAVANA (Reuters) – For decades, it was Cuba’s first response to criticism.
China’s top judge urges swift, severe sentences in Xinjiang
BEIJING (Reuters) – China must crack down “harshly and quickly” on cases involving terror attacks, national security and social stability in its restive region of Xinjiang, the country’s top judge said, in comments likely to further worry rights groups…
China to set up satellite, radar network to strengthen maritime power
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will set up an offshore observation network, including satellite and radar stations, to strengthen the country’s maritime power, the official China Daily reported on Friday, in a move that could exacerbate tensions in the regi…
South Korea court orders breakup of left-wing party
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s Constitutional Court ruled on Friday to disband a minority left-wing party accused of pro-North Korea activities that it said violated the basic principles of free democracy and stripped its five members of parliament of…
China tightens grip on Macau as dissent rises in gambling hub
MACAU (Reuters) – By night, Ieong Man Teng was dealing baccarat to gamblers at the Wynn Macau casino. By day, he was mobilizing thousands of fellow dealers to protest on the street for better working conditions and higher pay.
Japan, U.S. extend deadline for new Asian security guidelines
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan and the United States on Friday extended by six months a deadline to revise guidelines for their security cooperation in order to give Tokyo a more prominent military role in East Asia.
Special Report: Depleted oil field is window into China’s corruption crackdown
LIMAU, Indonesia (Reuters) – In a muddy clearing in southern Sumatra, a portable diesel power plant hammers away alongside a wellhead, struggling to extract crude from a depleted reservoir that lies below farmland and rubber plantations.
Dutch PM agrees to change health bill to avoid government collapse
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said in a letter to parliament late Thursday that his party would revise a health bill that was blocked in the senate, potentially staving off the collapse of his fragile center-right coalition gove…
Tribal chief of Mali’s Tuaregs dies amid stalled peace talks
DAKAR (Reuters) – The chief of the most powerful Tuareg tribe in northern Mali died on Thursday, signaling a change of leadership as Tuareg separatists are locked in peace talks with the government.
EU needs united approach to Russia for a solution to Ukraine conflict
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union must be united in its approach toward Russia if it wants to find a solution to the conflict in Ukraine, the chairman of EU leaders Donald Tusk said on Thursday.
