Zambia’s new president keeps Chikwanda as finance minister
LUSAKA (Reuters) – Zambia’s new President Edgar Lungu on Monday retained Finance Minister Alexander Chikwanda after securing a narrow victory in last week’s presidential poll.
Chinese academic bemoans ‘narrow-minded … repressive’ attacks
BEIJING (Reuters) – Narrow-minded, repressive attacks on Chinese university academics and social media activists discredit the country more than calls for more open government, an academic said, in the latest tussle between liberals and conservatives.
Turkey opens biggest refugee camp for 35,000 from Kobani
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey opened its biggest refugee camp on Sunday to house 35,000 people fleeing fighting between Kurdish forces and Islamist militants in Syria’s Kobani, national disaster management agency AFAD said.
Turkish court orders Facebook to block pages insulting Mohammad: media
ANKARA (Reuters) – A Turkish court has ordered Facebook to block a number of pages deemed insulting to the Prophet Mohammad, threatening to stop access to the whole social networking site if it does not comply, local media reported.
Malaysia Airlines website targeted by hacker group ‘Cyber Caliphate’
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – A group calling itself “Official Cyber Caliphate” said it hacked on Monday the official website of national carrier Malaysia Airlines (MAS), but the airline said its data servers remained intact and passenger bookings were not …
Two killed as South Africa township looting spree spreads
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Two men have been shot dead and shops owned by immigrants were looted in South Africa’s biggest city, as unrest following the death of a teenager last week spread in Johannesburg townships, police said on Monday.
China hospital staff demand better security after deadly brawl
BEIJING (Reuters) – Hospital staff have demonstrated in China to demand better protection after a doctor and a patient were killed in a fight, media reported on Monday, the latest incident to highlight problems in a system often overwhelmed with patien…
Deputy of Indonesia’s anti-graft body to resign: agency official
JAKARTA (Reuters) – The deputy chief of Indonesia’s anti-graft agency will submit his resignation letter on Monday, days after the police named him a suspect in a false testimony case, an agency official said.
Sales of surveillance cameras surge in South Korea after daycare abuse case
SEOUL (Reuters) – Sales of surveillance cameras are surging in South Korea after a daycare center worker was caught on camera earlier this month knocking a toddler to the floor, spurring calls for closer monitoring of schools and child care facilities….
Greek leftist leader Tsipras scores victory over austerity
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek leftist leader Alexis Tsipras promised on Sunday that five years of austerity, “humiliation and suffering” imposed by international creditors were over after his Syriza party swept to victory in a snap election on Sunday.
