Dozens of children among 98 Rohingya smuggling victims found in Thailand
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Dozens of children were among 98 suspected Rohingya trafficking victims from Myanmar discovered in pickup trucks in southern Thailand, police said on Monday, as more checkpoints were set up in the region to combat the trade.
Hungary PM Orban says immigration a threat, must be stopped
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Immigration to Europe should be largely halted, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said late on Sunday, demanding a robust EU response to last week’s killings in France.
Pakistan intelligence chief meets Afghan leader as relations thaw
KABUL (Reuters) – Pakistan’s intelligence chief met Afghanistan’s new president to discuss ways to boost coordination in fighting militant attacks in the region, an official said Monday, in a sign of improving ties between the often uneasy neighbors.
Pakistani children anxiously return to school a month after massacre
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Children streamed back to school across Pakistan on Monday in an anxious start to a new term following last month’s massacre of 134 students at an army-run school in the volatile northwestern city of Peshawar.
China quietly toughens travel restrictions on West Africans
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has been quietly toughening travel restrictions on students and businessmen traveling from Ebola-hit West Africa even as it increases support to fight the deadly disease on the ground in the region, diplomats say.
China bristles at Japan’s defense minister remarks
BEIJING (Reuters) – China criticized Japan’s newly appointed defense minister for the first time on Monday, saying it was “firmly opposed” to his comments that Beijing has repeatedly engaged in “dangerous actions” in the East China Sea.
China will not take path of ‘Western colonists’ in Africa: foreign minister
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will not follow the path of “Western colonists” in Africa, its foreign minister said during a five-nation tour of the continent, parrying criticism that his country’s hunger for resources has led to one-sided policies and dama…
China will not take path of ‘Western colonists’ in Africa: foreign minister
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will not follow the path of “Western colonists” in Africa, its foreign minister said during a five-nation tour of the continent, parrying criticism that his country’s hunger for resources has led to one-sided policies and dama…
China will not take path of ‘Western colonists’ in Africa: foreign minister
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will not follow the path of “Western colonists” in Africa, its foreign minister said during a five-nation tour of the continent, parrying criticism that his country’s hunger for resources has led to one-sided policies and dama…
China will not take path of ‘Western colonists’ in Africa: foreign minister
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will not follow the path of “Western colonists” in Africa, its foreign minister said during a five-nation tour of the continent, parrying criticism that his country’s hunger for resources has led to one-sided policies and dama…
