Philippines says South China Sea dispute a global problem
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Benigno Aquino said on Friday the territorial dispute with China in the South China Sea was of concern for the world because global trade will be hit by China’s reclamation.
China complains Japanese air, sea surveillance raises safety risks
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Defense Ministry complained on Friday that Japanese surveillance activities threatened the safety of Chinese ships and aircraft, raising the issue after Japan said earlier this week that its jet fighter scrambles had hit lev…
China’s military warns about corruption on key anniversary
BEIJING (Reuters) – The Chinese military’s official newspaper issued a warning on Friday that a country riven with corruption will only face national humiliation, as it marked the 120th anniversary of a treaty that handed over control of Taiwan to Japa…
Indonesia flight makes emergency landing, no bomb found
JAKARTA (Reuters) – An Indonesian Batik Air flight with 122 people on board made an emergency landing in Makassar in South Sulawesi after a suspected bomb threat, a government official said on Friday.
Most refugees snubbing Australia’s offer for Cambodia resettlement
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia is struggling to convince refugees held in offshore detention to voluntarily resettle in Cambodia under a bi-lateral deal, a refugee advocate group said on Friday, despite the government insisting that the first transfers a…
U.S. woman shot and wounded in Pakistan by men claiming to be militants
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Men claiming to be Islamic militants shot and wounded an American woman in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi on Thursday, leaving leaflets in her car naming her and saying they had targeted her because she was American, polic…
New Yemen VP says he hopes to avert Saudi invasion
RIYADH/ADEN (Reuters) – Yemen’s newly-appointed Vice President Khaled Bahah, a widely respected figure named this week to shore up the legitimacy of the exiled Saudi-backed government, said on Thursday he hoped to avert a Saudi-led invasion to restore …
Images show rapid Chinese progress on new South China Sea airstrip
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Recent satellite images published on Thursday show China has made rapid progress in building an airstrip suitable for military use in contested territory in the South China Sea’s Spratly Islands and may be planning another, moves…
Ex-IMF head Rato in preliminary corruption probe
MADRID (Reuters) – The home and office of former International Monetary Fund chief Rodrigo Rato were searched on Thursday as part of a tax and money laundering investigation into his personal wealth, Spanish judicial officials said.
UK charity slams donors for neglecting U.N. basic education goal
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Major countries and NGOs have cut back the proportion of aid for basic education in developing nations in recent years and their funding has been “inconsistent, uncoordinated and declining”, a UK charity said on Fr…
