Monks plan to sue Myanmar minister for using chemicals to end protest
YANGON (Reuters) – – Buddhist monks have prepared a lawsuit against Myanmar’s interior minister, accusing police of using poisonous chemicals to break up a protest in 2012, the monks and a human rights organization said on Monday.
After Saudi feud, Sweden debates a ‘feminist’ global role
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – In a few months, Sweden’s minority government has managed to antagonize both Israel and the Arab world, while also angering business leaders at home as Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom steadfastly pursues human rights and feminis…
Myanmar tries to placate China but again blamed for border deaths
YANGON/BEIJING (Reuters) – – Myanmar expressed “deep sorrow” on Monday for the deaths of five people across the border in China’s Yunnan province that it has been blamed for, while Beijing said it was clear Myanmar’s air force was responsible.
China displaces Germany as world’s third largest arms exporter: report
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has surpassed Germany to become the world’s third largest arms exporter, a Stockholm-based think tank said in a report on Monday.
PM Cameron’s plan for EU treaty change is ‘mission impossible’: EU’s Tusk
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron’s plan to get changes to European Union treaties as part of his renegotiation of Britain’s ties with the bloc is “mission impossible”, European Council President Donald Tusk told the Guardian newspaper.
Leader of Britain’s anti-EU party says to step down if fails to win seat
LONDON (Reuters) – The leader of Britain’s anti-EU UK Independence Party (UKIP) has said he will step down if he fails to win a seat in the Westminster parliament in the May 7 election.
UK teens suspected of trying to join Islamic State arrested
ANKARA (Reuters) – Three male British teenagers suspected of planning to join Islamic State militants in Syria have been arrested by London police after being deported from Turkey, officials said.
Afghan army says kills 10 militants affiliated with Islamic State
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan security forces have killed 10 fighters who claimed to be from Islamic State (IS) in Afghanistan, officials said, amid reports that growing numbers of disgruntled Taliban fighters have joined the militant group that controls mu…
Four Thai activists to face military court in ‘landmark case’
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Four Thai activists are to face military court on Monday on charges of violating junta orders banning public gatherings in what a rights group called a “landmark case” that could stir indignation at strict military rule.
Thousands to protest in Frankfurt against ECB ‘austerity’
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Thousands of people are expected to march in Frankfurt on Wednesday to protest against austerity policies they blame on the European Central Bank, as the ECB inaugurates its new high-rise headquarters.
