Indian police kill 20 sandalwood smugglers in southern forest
BHUBANESWAR, India (Reuters) – Indian police killed 20 suspected sandalwood smugglers on Tuesday, a state police chief said, during the biggest operation in years to stamp out smuggling in remote forests.
India seeks to settle French fighter jet dispute ahead of PM’s trip: report
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India has asked France’s Dassault Aviation SA to stick to the original price tag for fighter jets or risk losing one of the world’s biggest military aircraft deals, the Times of India reported on Tuesday.
Former British PM Blair to assail Cameron over EU referendum
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron’s plan to hold a European Union membership referendum if he is re-elected next month would lead to an intense period of uncertainty for businesses, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair will sa…
Mental health workers say Australia knew of refugee child abuse
SYDNEY (Reuters) – A group of psychiatrists and social workers formerly employed at an Australian offshore immigration detention center publicly accused the government on Tuesday of failing to act over systemic child sexual abuse at the controversial f…
Chinese court sentences ex-mayor of Nanjing for corruption
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – A Chinese court sentenced a former mayor of Nanjing to 15 years in prison on Tuesday for accepting bribes, the latest senior official to be jailed in President Xi Jinping’s sweeping campaign against graft.
Militants in Malaysia planned raids for guns, attacks in capital: police
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Suspected militants loyal to the Islamic State (IS) had planned to raid Malaysian army camps and police stations to seize weapons and to attack “strategic locations” in the capital, Malaysia’s police chief said on Tuesday.
Militants in Malaysia planned raids for guns, attacks in capital: police
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Suspected militants loyal to the Islamic State (IS) had planned to raid Malaysian army camps and police stations to seize weapons and to attack “strategic locations” in the capital, Malaysia’s police chief said on Tuesday.
Russian PM’s visit a boost for Thais, focus on trade, tourists
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev arrives in Thailand on Tuesday for a visit aimed at expanding trade and the ruling military will be keen to highlight international support nearly a year after it ousted an elected government.
China urges creation of conditions to resume Korea nuclear talks
BEIJING (Reuters) – All parties involved in talks about North Korea’s nuclear program need to meet each other half way and address each other’s concerns to create conditions to resume negotiations, China’s foreign minister said.
One reported dead after pollution protest in northern China
BEIJING (Reuters) – One person died and 50 were arrested after some 2,000 police, using rubber bullets, tear gas and water cannons, put down a protest by villagers against pollution from a chemical plant in China’s Inner Mongolia, an overseas human rig…
