Thai villagers urge government to act fast over arsenic poisoning
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Villagers living near Thailand’s largest gold mine asked the Thai government on Monday to quickly prove the source of arsenic and manganese contamination that has led to a suspension in operations at the mine.
China hopeful of further cooperation with Sri Lanka, despite project reviews
BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Monday it hoped for continued “cooperation” with Sri Lanka despite a pledge by the new government in Colombo to review Chinese infrastructure projects awarded under the previous administration.
Thousands join anti-Charlie rally in Russia’s Chechnya
GROZNY, Russia (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of people staged a rally on Monday in Russia’s Chechnya region against French magazine Charlie Hebdo’s cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad, which the predominantly Muslim region’s leader denounced as “vulgar an…
Fighting traps hundreds of Chinese nationals in Myanmar: Global Times
BEIJING (Reuters) – Hundreds of Chinese citizens, including miners and jade traders, are among 2,000 civilians trapped by fighting between government troops and insurgents in northern Myanmar, China’s state-backed Global Times reported on Monday.
Thai PM: I have not ordered legislators to ban Yingluck
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Monday he had not ordered his military-dominated legislature to vote against ousted former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra when her impeachment hearing concludes this week.
Yazidi girl who escaped Islamic State now searches for missing relatives
DOHUK, Iraq (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Adeba Shaker, a 14-year-old from Iraq’s minority Yazidi sect, recalled the day when she smiled again for the first time since her abduction by Islamic State militants.
Chinese police shoot dead two Uighurs at Vietnam border
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese police shot dead two ethnic Uighurs trying to cross the border with Vietnam, state media said on Monday, as the public security ministry accused a separatist group of orchestrating hundreds of cases of human smuggling.
China investigates state television producer amid corruption probe
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese anti-graft authorities are investigating a television producer related to a disgraced former presidential aide probed for graft last month, the media reported on Monday, as the leadership widens a crackdown on corruption.
Australia foreshadows diplomatic action if Indonesia executes ‘Bali 9’ pair
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia could recall its ambassador to Indonesia if Jakarta executes two Australian citizens convicted of drug trafficking, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said on Monday, further straining fragile relations between the two neighbors…
Pope finishes Asian tour after huge, rain-soaked Mass in Manila
MANILA (Reuters) – Pope Francis left the Philippines on Monday, ending a week-long trip to Asia that culminated with a rain-soaked Mass for about seven million people in the capital of Asia’s most populous Catholic nation, the largest-ever crowd for a …
