Myanmar monk’s U.N. whore rant ‘could hurt Buddhism’
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A Myanmar Buddhist monk who called a U.N. human rights envoy a “whore” has violated his monastic code and could damage his religion, another prominent monk said on Tuesday, but he is unlikely to face censure.
Ukraine says its forces attacked by Russian troops
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko was cutting short a foreign trip on Wednesday after Kiev accused Russian regular forces of attacking its troops in the country’s east.
Mongolian model’s Malaysian murderer arrested in Australia
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian police have arrested a Malaysian police officer convicted of killing and blowing up a Mongolian model linked with a former associate of Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, media reported on Wednesday.
Taiwan says China’s top official to make first trip back since protests
TAIPEI (Reuters) – China’s top official in charge of relations with Taiwan, who was targeted by anti-China protesters who threw paint during his last trip to Taiwan, will visit an outlying Taiwanese island next month, his counterpart in Taipei said on …
U.S. and Cuba sit down for historic talks on restoring ties
HAVANA (Reuters) – The highest-level U.S. delegation to Cuba in 35 years begins talks on Wednesday aimed at restoring diplomatic ties and eventually normalizing relations between two adversaries who have been locked in Cold War-era hostilities.
Ukraine’s Poroshenko to cut short Davos visit: spokesman
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is cutting short his visit to the World Economic Forum in Switzerland because of the escalation of fighting in eastern Ukraine and will return home on Wednesday, his spokesman, Svyatoslav Tseholko, …
China censures 11 officials over Shanghai New Year stampede
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China has punished 11 Shanghai officials for failing to prevent a New Year’s Eve stampede that killed 36 people, injured dozens and dented the image of the country’s most cosmopolitan and best-managed city.
An impasse in Paris, a gamble in Athens: how Greece returned to crisis
ATHENS (Reuters) – After four years of economic sacrifices, Greece bet it could agree an early end to its international bailout. Instead a stand off with creditors in a Paris townhouse led to new political uncertainty and another euro zone storm.
Turkish parliament votes against corruption trial for ex-ministers
ANKARA (Reuters) – The Turkish parliament voted on Wednesday not to send to trial four former ministers accused of wrongdoing in a corruption investigation, in a boost to President Tayyip Erdogan who cast the graft scandal as a plot to undermine his ru…
Houthi display of force challenges embattled Yemen leader
SANAA (Reuters) – Houthi fighters battled guards at the Yemeni president’s private home and entered his palace on Tuesday, raising the stakes in a turbulent campaign for more political power that has enfeebled state authority and thrown the Arab state …
